Oscar 2026: Best Actress – Jessie Buckley

At the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, the winner of the Best Actress category was announced: the award went to Jessie Buckley (Hamnet).

Chloé Zhao, who already won an Oscar for Nomadland, has directed Hamnet, a period drama that offers a new perspective on William Shakespeare, his family, and his legacy. The film centers not on Shakespeare himself, but on his wife, Agnes (Jessie Buckley). The plot revolves around the death of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet: while Agnes is consumed by grief, Shakespeare seeks solace in creativity and begins work on Hamlet.

Let's take a look at the other major films nominated for Oscars this year.

Joachim Trier's "Sentimental Value" tells the classic story of fathers and sons, tweaked with a new ethic and through a fresh lens. The father is director Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgård), and the children are his two adult daughters, with whom Borg seeks to mend his relationship after the funerals of their mother and his ex-wife. To do so, Borg decides to make an autobiographical film about the disintegration of his family, a venture that exacerbates long-standing conflicts and forces everyone to rethink the past.

The film "Bugonia" was directed by Greek Oscar nominee Yorgos Lanthimos, who reteams with his favorite actress, Emma Stone, for his new film. "Bugonia" is a psychological thriller based on the Korean film "Save the Green Planet!" The plot centers on Michelle Fuller (Stone), the CEO of a major company, who is kidnapped by fanatical beekeeper and conspiracy theorist Teddy Gatz (Jesse Plemons). Teddy believes Michelle is an alien sent to Earth to destroy humanity.

I'd Kick You If I Could is a psychological drama by Mary Bronstein about the life of a weary woman, Linda (Rose Byrne). Linda's daughter refuses to eat regular food and is fed through a gastrostomy tube, and her husband is constantly traveling, so they communicate primarily by phone. To add insult to injury, the ceiling in their apartment collapses, forcing them to move into a motel. Amid all this, Linda's emotions become increasingly difficult to control.

Craig Brewer's film "The Melody of Their Dreams" tells the story of Mike and Claire from Milwaukee, who are determined to make it big. The couple begins performing as a duet and gains popularity, but the road to fame is paved, as usual, with a rocky road.

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