{"id":14770,"date":"2026-01-22T20:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=14770"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:08:27","slug":"oscar-nomination-very-surreal-says-ni-born-maggie-ofarrell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=14770","title":{"rendered":"Oscar nomination very surreal says NI-born Maggie O’Farrell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maggie O’Farrell adapted her novel for the big screen<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The writer of Hamnet has described her Oscar nomination for the film’s screenplay as “very surreal”.<\/p>\n

Maggie O’Farrell received the nod for Best Adapted Screenplay<\/a> alongside the film’s director Chloe Zhao.<\/p>\n

She said the book “feels like [her] baby” and “the film is a real collaborative effort”.<\/p>\n

The film has received eight Oscar nominations<\/a> – including best picture and best actress for County Kerry native Jessie Buckley, who plays Agnes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Based on O’Farrell’s award-winning novel of the same name, Hamnet is a fictional account of the lives of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes. <\/p>\n

It delves into how the death of their son could have influenced one of the writer’s most enduring masterpieces, Hamlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Oscar nomination ‘never crossed my mind’<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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O’Farrell, who is originally from Coleraine in Northern Ireland, said an Oscar nomination was “not something I ever thought would happen to me”.<\/p>\n

“It’s very, very strange. It never even crossed my mind,” she told BBC News NI.<\/p>\n

The author said if she got a plus one to the ceremony, it would be “hotly contested” between her three children and husband.<\/p>\n

“I think I’m going to let them fight it out,” she joked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao (centre), has been well received during awards ceremonys, with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal picking up gongs<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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O’Farrell said her phone had “exploded” with messages, mainly with questions around her outfit of choice for the red carpet.<\/p>\n

“Someone’s asked if I’ll wear a Bj\u00f6rk Swan dress<\/a>, and I’m quite tempted, that would be a laugh,” she added.<\/p>\n

“I think my teenage daughters would never forgive me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Buckley ‘mesmerising’ in Hamnet<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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There had been high hopes for Irish actor Paul Mescal, who played Buckley’s co-star in Hamnet, but he missed out in what the industry has dubbed “a snub”.<\/p>\n

O’Farrell had previously told the BBC that she had always seen Mescal as her Shakespeare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, it was a second Oscar nomination for frontrunner Buckley, who had previously been nominated for best supporting actress in the 2021 thriller, The Lost Daughter.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old picked up a Golden Globe earlier this month<\/a>, which paved the way for a promising awards season in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Buckley’s nomination for the best actress gong, O’Farrell said she was delighted.<\/p>\n

“I’m just so thrilled for her,” she said.<\/p>\n

“She just poured her heart and her soul and her bones into that role.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The writer praised County Kerry actress Jessie Buckley for her portrayal as Agnes<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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O’Farrell added: “She’s just mesmerising. You cannot take your eyes off her on screen.”<\/p>\n

Buckley’s mother Marina was asked if it was surreal to hear her daughter’s name being read out on stage.<\/p>\n

“Oh, it absolutely is,” she told Irish broadcaster RT\u00c9.<\/p>\n

“I’ve seen Hamnet several times and each time I just sit there I am in awe of the work, and I have to pinch myself and say that’s my little girl up there.”<\/p>\n

She said she was “so proud” of her daughter “because this is the culmination of a lifetime, years and years of work”.<\/p>\n

“It’s so wonderful that it’s been recognised now. I am just really thrilled. What an achievement for all of them.”<\/p>\n

Hamnet boasts a strong Irish contingent in its cast, with O’Farrell describing the talent as “very strong”.<\/p>\n

“It was very exciting to see, but they were just the best people for the jobs.”<\/p>\n

The nominations for Hollywood’s most coveted awards were announced by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Vampire horror film Sinners broke the record for the most Oscar nominations received by a single film with 16 nods, followed by thriller One Battle After Another, which picked up 13 nominations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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