{"id":228203,"date":"2026-01-05T08:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/228203\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:18:31","slug":"jessie-buckley-tells-hamnet-costar-paul-mescal-i-could-drink-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/228203\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie Buckley Tells Hamnet Costar Paul Mescal “I Could Drink You”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally appeared on E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n

All the world’s a stage for Jessie Buckley.<\/p>\n

And while onstage at the Critics Choice Awards 2026<\/a> to accept her Best Actress prize for her performance in Hamnet, the actress couldn’t help but to rave about her costar Paul Mescal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I bloody love you, man,” Jessie quipped during the Jan. 4 ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. “I know loads of other women do too, but tough s–t.”<\/p>\n

“I could drink you like water, working with you every single day,” the 36-year-old continued. “You are a giant of the heart. Thank you so much for making me a little bit more human.”<\/p>\n

Paul’s response? The Normal People alum blew her a kiss before humbly putting his head in his hands.<\/p>\n

But this wasn’t the first time Jessie\u2014who tied the knot in 2023 with a mental health worker she’s only publicly identified as Freddie\u2014sang her praises for the 29-year-old.<\/p>\n

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“I feel like I’ve met somebody so significant and giant in my life in working with Paul on this,” she told Refinery29<\/a> in December. “He has such a gigantic human heart, and he’s such a team player. He holds the biggest parts of you. He can drink a case of you, and not many people can, especially co-leads.”<\/p>\n

\"Jessie<\/p>\n

Matt Winkelmeyer \/ Staff \/ GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

Calling Paul a true “movie star,” Jessie added, “Not many people can just, with absolute care and courage, help you to tell the story.”<\/p>\n

And the love goes both ways for the costars, who played lovers in their historical drama. In fact, Paul\u2014now dating Gracie Abrams<\/a>\u2014said Jessie’s performance as Agnes Shakespeare to his William Shakespeare is “going to be studied in drama schools” for years to come.<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/p>\n

Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association<\/p>\n

“Actors around the world, if you want to see what great acting is, not only just watch Hamnet,” he told the outlet, “watch anything that Jessie has ever been in, and you’d be well fed.”<\/p>\n

To see who else won at the Critics Choice Awards, read on…<\/p>\n

Best Young Actor\/Actress<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Everett Blunck \u2013 The Plague (Independent Film Company)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Miles Caton \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Cary Christopher – Weapons (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Shannon Mahina Gorman \u2013 Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n

Jacobi Jupe \u2013 Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Nina Ye \u2013 Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Patrick Ball \u2013 The Pitt (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Billy Crudup \u2013 The Morning Show (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Ato Essandoh \u2013 The Diplomat (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Wood Harris \u2013 Forever (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Tom Pelphrey \u2013 Task (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Tramell Tillman \u2013 Severance (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Best Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Bugonia (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Jay Kelly (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Marty Supreme (A24)<\/p>\n

WINNER: One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/p>\n

Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Train Dreams (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet \u2013 Marty Supreme (A24)<\/p>\n

Leonardo DiCaprio \u2013 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Joel Edgerton \u2013 Train Dreams (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Ethan Hawke \u2013 Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n

Michael B. Jordan \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Wagner Moura \u2013 The Secret Agent (Neon)<\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jessie Buckley \u2013 Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Rose Byrne \u2013 If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (A24)<\/p>\n

Chase Infiniti \u2013 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Renate Reinsve \u2013 Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/p>\n

Amanda Seyfried \u2013 The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n

Emma Stone \u2013 Bugonia (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Benicio del Toro \u2013 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jacob Elordi \u2013 Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Paul Mescal \u2013 Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Sean Penn \u2013 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Adam Sandler \u2013 Jay Kelly (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013 Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Elle Fanning \u2013 Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas \u2013 Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Amy Madigan \u2013 Weapons (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Wunmi Mosaku \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Teyana Taylor \u2013 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Best Director<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson \u2013 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Ryan Coogler \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Guillermo del Toro \u2013 Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Josh Safdie \u2013 Marty Supreme (A24)<\/p>\n

Joachim Trier \u2013 Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/p>\n

Chlo\u00e9 Zhao \u2013 Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Best Casting and Ensemble<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Nina Gold \u2013 Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold \u2013 Jay Kelly (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Jennifer Venditti \u2013 Marty Supreme (A24)<\/p>\n

Cassandra Kulukundis \u2013 One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Francine Maisler \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey \u2013 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Kate Hawley \u2013 Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Malgosia Turzanska \u2013 Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Lindsay Pugh \u2013 Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

Colleen Atwood, Christine Cantella \u2013 Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate\/Roadside Attractions)<\/p>\n

Ruth E. Carter \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Paul Tazewell \u2013 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Best Hair and Makeup<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Hair and Makeup Team \u2013 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey \u2013 Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Si\u00e2n Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox, Mia Neal \u2013 The Smashing Machine (A24)<\/p>\n

Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, Jason Collins \u2013 Weapons (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Laura Blount \u2013 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Best Visual Effects<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett \u2013 Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)<\/p>\n

Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson \u2013 F1 (Apple Original Films)<\/p>\n

Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets, Jos\u00e9 Granell \u2013 Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Alex Wuttke, Ian Lowe, Jeff Sutherland, Kirstin Hall \u2013 Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n

Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter, Donnie Dean \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, St\u00e9phane Naz\u00e9, Guy Williams \u2013 Superman (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Arco (Neon)<\/p>\n

Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)<\/p>\n

In Your Dreams (Netflix)<\/p>\n

WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)<\/p>\n

Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)<\/p>\n

Best Comedy<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

The Ballad of Wallis Island (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Eternity (A24)<\/p>\n

Friendship (A24)<\/p>\n

WINNER: The Naked Gun (Paramount)<\/p>\n

The Phoenician Scheme (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Splitsville (Neon)<\/p>\n

Best Foreign Language Film<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

It Was Just an Accident (Neon)<\/p>\n

Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)<\/p>\n

No Other Choice (Neon)<\/p>\n

WINNER: The Secret Agent (Neon)<\/p>\n

Sirat (Neon)<\/p>\n

Bel\u00e9n (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

Best Song<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

\u201cDrive\u201d \u2013 Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin \u2013 F1 (Apple Original Films)<\/p>\n

WINNER: \u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy \u2013 KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cI Lied to You\u201d \u2013 Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson \u2013 Sinners (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

\u201cClothed by the Sun\u201d \u2013 Daniel Blumberg \u2013 The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n

\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d \u2013 Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner \u2013 Train Dreams (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Girl in the Bubble\u201d \u2013 Stephen Schwartz \u2013 Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Best Drama Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Alien: Earth (FX)<\/p>\n

Andor (Disney+)<\/p>\n

The Diplomat (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Paradise (Hulu)<\/p>\n

WINNER: The Pitt (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Pluribus (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Severance (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Task (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Drama Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Sterling K. Brown \u2013 Paradise (Hulu)<\/p>\n

Diego Luna \u2013 Andor (Disney+)<\/p>\n

Mark Ruffalo \u2013 Task (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Adam Scott \u2013 Severance (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Billy Bob Thornton \u2013 Landman (Paramount+)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Noah Wyle \u2013 The Pitt (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Drama Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Kathy Bates \u2013 Matlock (CBS)<\/p>\n

Carrie Coon \u2013 The Gilded Age (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Britt Lower \u2013 Severance (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Bella Ramsey \u2013 The Last of Us (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Keri Russell \u2013 The Diplomat (Netflix)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn \u2013 Pluribus (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Nicole Beharie \u2013 The Morning Show (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Den\u00e9e Benton \u2013 The Gilded Age (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Allison Janney \u2013 The Diplomat (Netflix)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Katherine LaNasa \u2013 The Pitt (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Greta Lee \u2013 The Morning Show (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Skye P. Marshall \u2013 Matlock (CBS)<\/p>\n

Best Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/p>\n

Elsbeth (CBS)<\/p>\n

Ghosts (CBS)<\/p>\n

Hacks (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Nobody Wants This (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)<\/p>\n

The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

WINNER: The Studio (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Adam Brody \u2013 Nobody Wants This (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Ted Danson \u2013 A Man on the Inside (Netflix)<\/p>\n

David Alan Grier \u2013 St. Denis Medical (NBC)<\/p>\n

Danny McBride \u2013 The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Seth Rogen \u2013 The Studio (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd \u2013 Murderbot (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

Kristen Bell \u2013 Nobody Wants This (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Natasha Lyonne \u2013 Poker Face (Peacock)<\/p>\n

Rose McIver \u2013 Ghosts (CBS)<\/p>\n

Edi Patterson \u2013 The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Carrie Preston \u2013 Elsbeth (CBS)<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jean Smart \u2013 Hacks (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\"<p><strong>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Ike Barinholtz \u2013 The Studio (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

Paul W. Downs \u2013 Hacks (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Asher Grodman \u2013 Ghosts (CBS)<\/p>\n

Oscar Nu\u00f1ez \u2013 The Paper (Peacock)<\/p>\n

Chris Perfetti \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/p>\n

Timothy Simons \u2013 Nobody Wants This (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Watch the Critics Choice Awards 2026 live Sunday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. on E! and USA Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Originally appeared on E! Online All the world’s a stage for Jessie Buckley. And while onstage at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3288,321,107975,93,35995,311,61,60,312,1868,5042,11724,23104,17988,2031],"class_list":["post-228203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-apple-tv","tag-celebrities","tag-critics-choice-awards","tag-entertainment","tag-focus-features","tag-hamnet","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jessie-buckley","tag-netflix","tag-paul-mescal","tag-paul-thomas-anderson","tag-searchlight-pictures","tag-universal-pictures","tag-warner-bros"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}