On Sunday, March 15, Killarney-born actress Jessie Buckley became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress In A Leading Role for her portrayal of William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Hamnet.
Buckley had already picked up a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her role in the adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, directed by Chloé Zhao, in which she stars alongside fellow Irish actor Paul Mescal.
Asked on Sunday night by Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ if she had any message for family and friends back in County Kerry who had stayed up late to watch her triumph at the Oscars, Buckley said simply, "Don’t go to bed - keep partying! That's what I'm going to do."
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