Don't call your kestral, go hunting, or make any home-brewed potions if you haven't yet seen "Hamnet" (or read the original book), because spoilers are coming!
I'm sorry to every other actress during this awards season. Truly, I am. If they want to win an Academy Award for best leading actress in a movie, they can go ahead and pack it up because the 2026 Oscar for that particular category is going to Jessie Buckley for "Hamnet." ( "Hamnet" is the latest film from Oscar winner Chloé Zhao and is based on Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel ; O'Farrell co-wrote the script with Zhao.)
Obviously, I'm being hyperbolic. Other admittedly early front-runners in this category — like Amanda Seyfried for "The Testament of Ann Lee" or even Chase Infiniti for "One Battle After Another," who's being put

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