What character did Jessie Buckley play when she won at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards?

Jessie Buckley played Agnes Shakespeare when she won at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards for Hamnet.

Buckley won Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for portraying Agnes Shakespeare, the wife of William Shakespeare and the emotional center of Chloé Zhao’s historical drama. The film draws on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet.

The role is based on the historical figure often identified in records as Anne Hathaway, though the film and novel use Agnes, reflecting an alternative form of her name. Paul Mescal played William Shakespeare.

Buckley’s victory accompanied Hamnet’s win for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The film received six nominations and won two awards. Its story and title are also connected to Shakespeare’s son Hamnet, whose name resembles the playwright’s fictional prince Hamlet.