The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Irish actress and singer Jessie Buckley.
Buckley made her film debut with the lead role in Beast (2017), for which she won the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. A year later, she gained recognition for her performance as an aspiring country singer and single mother in Wild Rose (2018), and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
In 2021, Buckley received critical acclaim for her supporting performance in Maggie Gyllenhaal's psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), in which she played the younger version of an unsatisfied mother. For her performance, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The following year, her performance as a Mennonite in Sarah Polley's Women Talking (2022) also garnered acclaim, earning her a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress.
For television, Buckley played the mad nurse Oraetta Mayflower in the fourth season of FX's American black comedy crime drama Fargo (2020). For her performance, she was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
Buckley has also had a career in theatre, having starred as Sally Bowles in a 2021 West End revival of Cabaret. Buckley received rave reviews and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress.
In 2025, Buckley starred as Shakespeare's wife in Chloé Zhao's historical drama film Hamnet (2025). Her performance received widespread acclaim, earning her many accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Irish actress to win each award.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2026 Best Actress Hamnet
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2023 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Women Talking 2026 Hamnet Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2019 Rising Star 2020 Best Actress in a Leading Role Wild Rose 2022 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Lost Daughter 2026 Best Actress in a Leading Role Hamnet British Academy Scotland Awards 2019 Best Actress Wild Rose
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Women Talking Best Acting Ensemble 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Horror Movie Men 2026 The Bride!
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Hamnet
Laurence Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Best Actress in a Musical Cabaret
Other awards British Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018 Most Promising NewcomerBeast Best Actress 2019 Wild Rose 2022 Best Joint Lead Performance Men
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Trophée Chopard
Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Film2020 Best Actress I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2021Outstanding Supporting Performance The Lost Daughter 2022 Women Talking2025 Outstanding Lead Performance Hamnet
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Best Supporting Female The Lost Daughter 2022 Robert Altman Award Women Talking
Irish Film & Television Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018 Rising Star Best Supporting Actress – TV Drama Taboo 2020 Chernobyl Best Lead Actress – TV Drama The Woman in White Best Lead Actress – Film Wild Rose 2021 I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2022Best Supporting Actress – Film The Lost Daughter 2023 Women Talking 2024 Best Lead Actress – Film Fingernails 2025 Wicked Little Letters 2026 Hamnet
National Board of Review Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Best Cast Women Talking
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmFargo 2026 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Hamnet
Other associations Award Year Category Nominated work Result AACTA International Awards 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Lost Daughter 2023 Women Talking Best Ensemble Cast & Casting Director 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Best Ensemble Cast & Casting Director Astra Film Awards 2020 Breakthrough Performance – Actress Wild Rose 2026 Best Actress - Drama Hamnet Astra TV Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie Fargo Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2025 Best Lead Actress Hamnet Austin Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress Boston Society of Film Critics 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2022 Best Ensemble Women Talking Chicago Film Critics Association 2020 Best Actress I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2025 Best Actress Hamnet Chicago Indie Critics 2026 Best Actress Columbus Film Critics Association 2026 Best Lead Performance Critics Association Of Central Florida 2026 Best Actress Critics' Circle Theatre Award 2022 Best Actress Cabaret Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2022 Best Supporting Actress Women Talking 2025 Best Actress Hamnet Denver Film Critics Society 2026 Best Actress Detroit Film Critics Society 2019 Breakthrough Performance Wild Rose rowspan="2" Judy DiscussingFilm Critic Awards 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Dorian Awards 2026 Film Performance of the Year Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2019 Best Actress Wild Rose 2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Dublin International Film Festival 2019 Best Actress Wild Rose Evening Standard British Film Awards 2018 Best Actress Beast Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2022 Best Musical Performance Cabaret Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2026 Best Lead Performance The Bride! Florida Film Critics Circle 2022 Best Supporting Actress Women Talking 2025 Best Actress Hamnet Georgia Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress Greater Western New York Film Critics Association 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2020 Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film Glasgow (No Place Like Home) Hawaii Film Critics Society 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Houston Film Critics Society 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2023 Women Talking 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Indiana Film Journalists Association 2018 Breakout of the Year Beast Best Actress 2019 Wild Rose 2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2023 Best Lead Performance Men Best Supporting Performance Women Talking 2026 Best Lead Performance Hamnet IndieWire Critics Poll 2020 Best Performance I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2025 Hamnet International Cinephile Society 2026 Best Actress Iowa Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle 2025 Best Actress Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2022 Best Supporting Actress Women Talking 2025 Best Actress Hamnet Latino Entertainment Journalists Association 2026 Best Actress London Film Critics' Circle 2019 British/Irish Actress of the Year Beast 2020 Judy rowspan="2" Wild Rose 2021 I'm Thinking of Ending Things rowspan="2" Misbehaviour 2022 The Lost Daughter Supporting Actress of the Year 2026 Actress of the Year Hamnet British/Irish Performer of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2022 Best Supporting Performance Women Talking Mercury Prize 2022 Album of the Year For All Our Days That Tear the Heart Michigan Movie Critics Guild 2025 Best Actress Hamnet Mill Valley Film Festival 2025 Mill Valley Film Festival Award Minnesota Film Critics Alliance 2023 Best Supporting Actress Women Talking 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Music City Film Critics Association 2026 Best Actress National Society of Film Critics 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter New Jersey Film Critics Circle 2025 Best Actress Hamnet New York Film Critics Online 2025 Best Actress Best Ensemble North Carolina Film Critics Association 2021 Best Actress I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2026 Hamnet North Dakota Film Society 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Best Ensemble North Texas Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress Gary Murray Award Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2026 Best Actress Online Association of Female Film Critics 2019 Best Female Lead Wild Rose 2022 Best Supporting Actress Women Talking Best Ensemble 2025 Best Female Lead Hamnet Best Ensemble Online Film & Television Association 2019 Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Chernobyl 2021 Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Fargo 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Online Film Critics Society 2021 Best Actress I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2026 Hamnet Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026 Vanguard Award Philadelphia Film Critics Circle 2025 Best Actress Phoenix Critics Circle 2025 Best Actress in a Leading Role Phoenix Film Critics Society 2025 Best Actress in a Leading Role Portland Critics Association 2021 Best Female Supporting Role The Lost Daughter 2025 Best Lead Performance Hamnet Puerto Rico Critics Association 2026 Best Actress San Diego Film Critics Society 2019 Breakthrough Artist Wild Rose rowspan="2" Judy 2023 Women Talking 2024 Best Supporting Actress Wicked Little Letters 2025 Best Actress Hamnet San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2025 Best Actress Hamnet Seattle Film Critics Society 2025 Best Actress Southeastern Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress St. Louis Film Critics Association 2020 Best Actress I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2022 Best Ensemble Women Talking 2025 Best Actress Hamnet Best Ensemble Toronto Film Critics Association 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter 2023 Women Talking 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance Hamnet Matt Neglia, "The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners" . Next Best Picture, December 7, 2025. Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2022 Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations" . Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022. 2023 Women Talking 2026 Best Actress Hamnet UK Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress US-Ireland Alliance 2023 Oscar Wilde Award Utah Film Critics Association 2026 Best Actress Hamnet Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress Best Ensemble WhatsOnStage Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Musical Cabaret Women Film Critics Circle 2019 Best Actress Wild Rose 2025 Hamnet
See also List of Irish actors List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Ireland List of actors with Academy Award nominations Notes
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