Top 5 Jessie Buckley Performances
The actress won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role in Hamnet on Sunday (11.01.26). In celebration of her win, here is a rundown of the top five performances from her career.
Top 5 Jessie Buckley Performances
The actress won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role in Hamnet on Sunday (11.01.26). In celebration of her win, here is a rundown of the top five performances from her career.
5. Beast (2017)
Buckley’s breakout screen role sees her play a troubled woman drawn into a dangerous relationship in this dark psychological thriller. Her performance is fearless and unsettling, revealing the emotional complexity that would define her later work.
4. Women Talking (2022)
As a conflicted survivor in Sarah Polley’s ensemble drama, Buckley balances anger, compassion, and moral uncertainty with devastating precision. The film won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and showcased her strength within a powerhouse cast.
3. The Lost Daughter (2021)
Buckley received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her unsettling portrayal of a young mother struggling with identity and resentment. Acting opposite Olivia Colman, she brings quiet intensity and emotional volatility to the film’s central themes.
2. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
In Charlie Kaufman’s surreal psychological drama, Buckley delivers a haunting, shape-shifting performance that anchors the film’s shifting reality. Her ability to convey intellect, vulnerability, and existential dread earned widespread critical acclaim.
1. Wild Rose (2018)
Buckley earned a BAFTA nomination for her star-making turn as a Glaswegian single mother chasing a country music dream against the odds. Her raw, emotionally open performance — combined with her own singing — announced her as a major new screen talent.
