Hamnet (2025)

Critic’s Corner

Following the 98th Academy Awards, Hamnet stands as one of the most emotionally resonant films of the year—an intimate and poetic work that left a lasting impression throughout the awards season.

The film offered a moving exploration of love, loss, and the emotional aftermath that shapes creativity, drawing inspiration from the life surrounding William Shakespeare. Its quiet strength and refined storytelling distinguished it in a cinematic landscape often driven by spectacle.

Jessie Buckley won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Agnes in the 2025 film Hamnet.

Jessie Buckley’s Academy Award–winning performance for Best Actress was widely recognized as one of the most powerful portrayals of the year. Her work captured the depths of grief with honesty and subtlety, delivering a performance that felt both deeply personal and universally relatable.

Visually, Hamnet was intricately composed. The use of natural light and pastoral imagery created a timeless atmosphere, allowing the narrative to unfold with elegance and emotional precision. Its deliberate pacing invited audiences to reflect, making each moment feel intentional and profound.

The conclusion of the film serves to draw the audience in to connect and empathise with what it is to feel, to care and to be human.