Jessie Buckley gives a great acceptance speech, we learned at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. Resplendant in Dior, the Irish actor, 36, accepted the award for best actress for her bravura performance in Hamnet. Along with heartfelt compliments for her director Chloe Zhao, she had some poetic words for her co-star Paul Mescal, 29.
“Paul, I bloody love you man,” Buckley said in her speech. “I know loads of other women do in this room too – but tough shit,” she added. “I could drink you like water working with you every single day. You’re a giant of the heart and thank you so much for making me a little bit more human.”
