The First Irish Woman at the Oscars: Top Photos

Jessie Buckley becomes the first Irish woman to win Best Actress, and 60 Buckleys in Killarney stayed up to watch.

Chloe Zhao speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
Director Chloé Zhao, who won Best Director herself for Nomadland in 2021 and knew immediately she wanted Buckley — "Call Jessie Buckley's agent" was her first reaction when approached about Hamnet. © Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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