Jessie Buckley, Hollywood’s new breakout star: From near-obscurity to Oscar frontrunner

Jessie Buckley’s story is one of those ordinary tales that are fascinating precisely because they are ordinary. The biggest surprise that could happen at the upcoming Oscars on March 15 isn’t that someone wins an unexpected Oscar — it’s that she might lose. In just a few months, the 36-year-old Irish actress has gone from being virtually unknown to dominating awards season. She has won it all: the Golden Globe, the Critics’ Choice, the Gotham, countless guild awards, and in recent days, the British BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild award. And if nothing stands in her way, next Sunday she will take the stage — smiling, nervous, and as genuine as ever — with the first Oscar of her career.

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