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Hamnet star Jessie Buckley finds awards show "scary"

27 February 2026

The 36-year-old screen star won the Best Leading Actress prize for her role in Hamnet at the BAFTA Film Awards in London on Sunday (22.02.26) and she's competing for the top acting gong at the upcoming Academy Awards next month - but Jessie has confessed she finds it a struggle to switch between her role as a mother changing her baby's diapers and glamming up for the red carpet.

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