Hamnet • Oscar Films 2026

2026 OSCAR NOMINATION FOR BEST FILM

Hamnet is a poignant 2025 film, directed by Chloé Zhao and adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel, that explores the profound grief of Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) after their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, dies of plague, focusing heavily on Agnes's experience as a healer and her struggle to cope, while suggesting the tragedy inspired Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet. The story centers on the couple's life, their connection to nature, and how they channel immense loss into art and survival, making it a moving meditation on love, loss, creation, and the cost of tragedy.

RATED PG-13

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