"If Jessie Buckley wins the Oscar for best actress on Sunday night, County Kerry will need no further proof of a cherished truism: to be born in this corner of Ireland really is the greatest gift that God can bestow. The award would be for Buckley's performance in Hamnet, but for Killarney, her home town in the county nicknamed the Kingdom, credit will stretch back to her childhood, when she acted in local plays."
"Bookies rate Buckley as the runaway favourite ahead of Rose Byrne, Emma Stone, Kate Hudson and Renate Reinsve for her depiction of William Shakespeare's wife, Agnes Hathaway, in the film version of Maggie O'Farrell's novel. The only Irish women to have won acting Oscars are Brenda Fricker in 1990, for best supporting actress in My Left Foot, and Maureen O'Hara, who received an honorary Oscar in 2014."
"Radio Kerry offered a 1,000 (864) prize for the most creative good luck messages, prompting a wave of songs, iced buns, plaques, poems, sand art, coffee foam and crocheted wall hangings."
Jessie Buckley, from Killarney in County Kerry, is the bookies' runaway favorite to win the Best Actress Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards for her performance as Agnes Hathaway in Hamnet, based on Maggie O'Farrell's novel. Her potential win would make her the first Irish woman to achieve this honor, following Brenda Fricker's 1990 win for best supporting actress and Maureen O'Hara's honorary Oscar in 2014. Her hometown community has rallied behind her, with local businesses and residents creating supportive messages, masks, and good luck tributes. The Kerry community views her success as a collective achievement rooted in her childhood performances in local plays, reflecting the county's pride in its heritage and cultural contributions.
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