Jessie Buckley ('Hamnet')

The best actress of the year. There's no denying it, Jessie Buckley really took our hearts with her incredible performance in Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet', where she plays William Shakespeare's wife Agnes. Buckley had already been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2022 for 'The Dark Daughter', but with this second nomination she is set to deservedly lift the prize for the most important performance ever.