Jessie Buckley Is First Irish Best Actress Oscar Winner

When "Hamnet" star Jessie Buckley won the Academy Award for Best Actress on Sunday, the County Kerry native became the first Irish person to do so. Her win completes Ireland's set of victories in all four acting categories. The country's most recent victor is Cillian Murphy, who referred to himself as a "very proud Irishman standing up here tonight" while accepting Best Actor in 2024 for "Oppenheimer." Daniel Day-Lewis, who holds both British and Irish citizenship, has triumphed in the category three times, for "My Left Foot," "There Will Be Blood" and "Lincoln." . . .