Jessie Buckley won Best Actress at the Golden Globes for her performance in Hamnet, on a night when the historical drama also won the coveted Best Picture award.
The biggest winners at the ceremony were the Netflix crime drama Adolescence and the comedy thriller One Battle After Another, each winning four.
Buckley had been the favourite to win Best Actress, Drama, but Hamnet – an adaptation of the bestseller of the same name by Coleraine-born author Maggie O’Farrell – winning Best Picture, Drama was a surprise, as many had tipped the supernatural horror Sinners.
Watch: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal discuss Hamnet with RTÉ Entertainment’s Alan Corr
Accepting her award at the Beverly Hilton, in Los Angeles, Buckley saluted Hamnet director Chloé Zhao, co-star Paul Mescal, author O’Farrell, and all the cast and crew of the film, which tells the story of Agnes and William Shakespeare’s lost son.
Jessie Buckley with her Hamnet co-stars Jacobi Jupe and Paul Mescal
“It was such an extraordinary set to be part of because we were telling the story of probably the most famous Brit that ever lived, and we had a Chinese director, a lot of Irish, a mostly Polish crew, beside our British family,” Buckley said.
The Killarney-born star saluted “the incredible women I am honoured to stand beside in this category” as she clutched her award.
“I mean, Julia Roberts, you are, like, a hero to us all, thank you,” she continued. “Jennifer (Lawrence), Renate (Reinsve), Eva (Victor), Tessa (Thompson) – God, I’d watch you anytime, anywhere. You blow my mind.”
Hamnet producer Steven Spielberg joined stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, author and screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell (in floral-print dress), writer-director Chloé Zhao (in blue dress) and other members of the team on stage as they accepted the Best Picture, Drama award
“My husband, he’s really been enjoying the free canapés and cocktails, so thank you so much for having us along!” she laughed.
“This is a real, real honour,” Buckley concluded. “I love what I do, and I love being part of this industry. Thank you.”
Adolescence was named Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television, and there were acting awards for stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, and Erin Doherty.
The Adolescence team celebrate their multiple wins backstage
One Battle After Another was named Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy; writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson took the awards in both those categories, and star Teyana Taylor won Best Supporting Actress.
Highlights of the Golden Globes will air on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player from 9:00pm.
One Battle After Another’s Paul Thomas Anderson savours his Best Director win
Attention now turns to the Oscar nominations on Thursday, 22 January.
The winners at the Golden Globes:
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Hamnet
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
One Battle After Another
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
The Studio
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Adolescence
Best Television Series, Drama
The Pitt
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Best Performance in a Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Ricky Gervais – Mortality
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series, Musical/Comedy, or Drama
Erin Doherty – Adolescence
Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
The Secret Agent
Best Motion Picture, Animated
KPop Demon Hunters
Best Director – Motion Picture
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Golden Globe for Cinematic & Box Office Achievement
Sinners
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex
Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Stephen Graham – Adolescence
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Best Original Song, Motion Picture
Golden (Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, and Teddy) – KPop Demon Hunters
Best Podcast
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Seth Rogen – The Studio
Best Supporting Actor on Television
Owen Cooper – Adolescence
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart – Hacks
Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another