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- That has borne out in the awards noms; the film has picked up 11 Critics Choice noms including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, six Golden Globe noms including those two categories, and it made the AFI’s Top 10 Movies of 2025 list.
- It began its theatrical rollout November 26.
- Related Stories Festivals ‘Hamnet’ Review: Jessie Buckley And Paul Mescal Magnificent In Chloé Zhao’s Stunning Emotional Story Of Love, Death, Shakespeare And Art – Telluride Film Festival Festivals ‘Hamnet’ Wins Oscar-Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award Starring Jessie Buckley as Agnes, Paul Mescal as Will Shakespeare, and Jacobi Jupe as Hamnet Shakespeare, the heart-wrenching story imagines the life and death of Hamnet, who tragically succumbs to the bubonic plague at age 11.
- His loss is said to have profoundly influenced the playwright, leading him to later write his classic tragedy Hamlet.
- Watch on Deadline The true protagonist in he story is Agnes Hathaway (historically known as Anne Hathaway, but referred to as Agnes in the novel/film).
