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Irish actress Jessie Buckley becomes Ireland's first Best Actress Oscar winner for Hamnet, celebrated at home by President Catherine Connolly; Buckley dedicated the award to mothers and joked about her eight‑month‑old daughter, while locals in Kerry posted posters in her honor. The night also highlighted Richard Baneham's Best Visual Effects win for Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Jessie Buckley won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hamnet, capping a dominant awards season and marking her first Oscar; the 98th Academy Awards were held March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre.
Jessie Buckley’s hometown of Killarney is buzzing as bookmakers name her the favorite to win Best Actress for Hamnet, a potential historic win for Ireland, fueling local celebrations and pride in her rise from Kerry theatre to Hollywood.
An anonymous voter shares their 2026 Oscar ballot, revealing a mix of strong preferences and abstentions across categories. The voter lists Best Picture contenders with Hamnet at the top and notes other titles such as One Battle After Another, Train Dreams, Sinners, Frankenstein, and Marty Supreme, while admitting they abstained in several categories after not seeing all nominees. They name Best Director as Chloe Zhao; Best Actress Jessie Buckley; and Best Actor as Michael B. Jordan (even as they praised Timothée Chalamet’s dedication). The piece also references unconventional entries like Bugonia, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and F1, and emphasizes these ballots reflect only a fraction of the 11,000+ voters. It discusses the impact of partial viewings and the shift away from big-screen screenings, and closes by noting the voter's producer’s-branch status and promoting a final Oscar predictions podcast and upcoming dates.
Gold Derby reveals the ballot of Secret Oscar Voter 2: Hamnet is named Best Picture, Jessie Buckley is Best Actress for Hamnet, and Wagner Moura is Best Actor for The Secret Agent. Additional picks include Paul Thomas Anderson as Best Director for One Battle After Another, Teyana Taylor as Best Supporting Actress, Stellan Skarsgård as Best Supporting Actor, Hamnet for Adapted Screenplay, and Sinners for Original Screenplay.
March 2026 brings a wave of Oscar-nominated and acclaimed titles to streaming across Hulu, Peacock, Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+: The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and It Was Just an Accident arrive on Hulu; Hamnet and Wicked: For Good premiere on Peacock; Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man debuts on Netflix, along with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and other titles, with additional premieres like War Machine, The Bad Guys 2, Anemone and more rolling out across platforms this month.
At the 32nd Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, Sinners led the film categories by winning Best Cast for the ensemble and Michael B. Jordan taking Best Leading Actor; Jessie Buckley won Best Leading Actress for Hamnet, with Sean Penn and Amy Madigan earning Supporting Actor/Actress honors for One Battle After Another and Weapons. In TV, The Studio won Best Comedy Ensemble, with Seth Rogen named Best Actor in a Comedy Series and Catherine O’Hara honored posthumously; The Pitt won Best Drama Ensemble, with Noah Wyle as Best Actor and Keri Russell as Best Actress in a Drama. Michelle Williams topped the Limited Series category for Dying for Sex and Owen Cooper won Best Actor for Adolescence. Netflix-led night also celebrated the top stunt ensembles for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (film) and The Last of Us (TV). The ceremony, hosted by Kristen Bell and streamed from the Shrine Auditorium, marked The Actor Awards’ official rename from SAG-AFTRA and included Harrison Ford receiving the Life Achievement Award from Woody Harrelson.
Hamnet, Chloe Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about William Shakespeare and his wife, will stream on Peacock starting March 6, timed to the Oscars. Jessie Buckley stars as Anne Hathaway opposite Paul Mescal, with the film earning eight Oscar nominations including best picture and lead actress.
Deadline reports Hamnet, Focus Features’ Oscar-nominated drama based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about Shakespeare’s Hamlet, will stream on Peacock March 6 — nine days before the Oscars — after a 99-day exclusive theatrical window; the film has grossed about $87 million globally and stars Paul Mescal as Shakespeare, with eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.
The 2026 BAFTA Awards in London crowned Robert Aramayo as Best Leading Actor for I Swear in a surprise upset, a film that also took three awards including casting. One Battle After Another dominated the night, winning Best Film and multiple categories (director, screenplay, etc.), while Hamnet claimed Outstanding British Film and Jessie Buckley won Leading Actress. Wunmi Mosaku and Sean Penn won supporting acting awards for Sinners and One Battle After Another respectively. The ceremony featured host Alan Cumming’s playful flair, a Paddington Bear cameo, and a brief on-stage controversy involving a Tourette syndrome advocate’s language, which was acknowledged and addressed by the host.
The 79th BAFTA Film Awards in London, hosted by Alan Cumming, crowned Hamnet as Best Film while One Battle After Another led the nominations with 14, followed by Sinners (13) and Hamnet/Marty Supreme (11 each). The night highlighted standout performances, with Jessie Buckley winning Leading Actress for Hamnet, Robert Aramayo and Leonardo DiCaprio among Leading Actor honorees, and Wunmi Mosaku and Sean Penn taking Supporting Actor honors. The ceremony also included remarks referencing current events; BAFTA records noted Hamnet as the most-nominated film by a female director and Sinners as the most-nominated film by a Black director in BAFTA history.
Tom’s Guide rounds up seven new TV shows and movies premiering this weekend across Netflix, Peacock and other platforms, including PVOD releases Marty Supreme and Hamnet, the return of The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, The Burbs on Peacock, and The Muppet Show on Disney+. The lineup covers suspense, comedy, and drama as viewers choose from buzzy films and fresh seasons to enjoy over the weekend.
Steven Spielberg officially joined the EGOT club after winning his first Grammy for producing the John Williams documentary Music by John Williams, awarded at the non-televised premiere ceremony ahead of the Grammys; with Emmys, a Tony and three Oscars, he becomes one of a small group (about 21) to achieve EGOT status, and he also sits on Hamnet as a Best Picture nominee this year.
Leonardo DiCaprio's One Battle After Another leads the Bafta nominations with 14 nods, followed by Sinners (13) and Hamnet and Marty Supreme (11 each). The awards emphasize UK talent with extra categories and six-slot acting ballots, and Alan Cumming will host the ceremony on February 22. Some Oscar-nominated performers were omitted at Bafta, while others like Jesse Plemons and Odessa A’Zion earned Bafta nods; KPop Demon Hunters was ineligible due to its Netflix release.
Bafta nominations for 2026 crown One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Sinners as frontrunners, with KPop Demon Hunters ineligible due to no theatrical release; the ceremony emphasizes more British representation and offers six slots per category, and Alan Cumming will host. Longlists also flag notable omissions and suggest Bafta may hint at Oscar outcomes, though overlaps aren’t guaranteed.