"This is really something. Thank you to the incredible women that I stand beside. I am inspired by your art and your heart and I want to work with every single one of you. Mum, Dad, thank you for teaching us to dream and to never be defined by expectation but to carve from your own passion."
"It's Mother's Day in the UK today so I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother's heart. We all come from a lineage of women who continue to create against all odds. Thank you for recognising me in this role. This is the greatest honour."
An Irish actress earned the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, in the film Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao with a screenplay adapted by novelist Maggie O'Farrell from her own book. She became the first Irish actress to win this award, continuing a recent trend of Irish acting success that includes Cillian Murphy's Best Actor win in 2024 for Oppenheimer. During her acceptance speech, she expressed gratitude to fellow actresses, her parents, and dedicated the award to mothers, noting it was Mother's Day in the UK. She concluded her remarks in Irish. The thriller One Battle After Another won Best Picture, while Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for his dual roles in Sinners, and Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another.
Read at Irish Independent
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