Jessie Buckley wins Actress of the Year gong as she wows in a white sequined dress

Jessie Buckley shimmered in a white sequined dress as she led the stars at the Critics’ Circle Film Awards at the May Fair Hotel, in London on Sunday. 

And it was a successful night for the star as she bagged the Actress of the Year Award. 

The Hamnet actress, who is enjoying a very successful awards season, made sure all eyes were on her in the dazzling number which featured a high neck, billowing sleeves and a slit at the back. 

Pairing the dress with silver heels, Jessie styled her hair in an up-do as she posed with her Hamnet co-stars Noah and Jacobi Jupe. 

Cynthia Erivo also attended the event as she opted for a strapless ruched brown dress which featured a dramatic train. 

Accessorising with a pair of drop pearl earrings, the Wicked actress also sported her signature long manicured fingernails. 

Cynthia was honoured with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation as she beamed alongside Guillermo del Toro who won the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film.

Hannah Waddingham was also in attendance as she put on a very leggy display in a little black dress and knee high black leather heeled boots. 

Hannah looked sensational as she posed alongside her pal Mazz Murray who opted for a stylish black dress with lace detailing. 

Meanwhile Timothée Chalamet also attended the event as he kept it simple in a dark brown suit with black lapels. 

The Marty Supreme star added Actor of the Year to his awards collection following his Oscar nomination last month.  

Actress Lesley Sharp wowed in a cream power suit as she posed with actor and director Douglas Hodge.  

It was announced last month that Jessie has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Hamnet.  

After bagging a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award this month, Jessie will go into the March 15 ceremony in Los Angeles as a nominee, four years after she earned a nod for The Lost Daughter.

Actress in a Leading Role will be a highly competitive field as Jessie goes up against Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I would Kick You, Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue, Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value, and Emma Stone – Bugonia. 

Jessie said she is ‘so proud and honoured’ to have been nominated for her portrayal of Agatha Shakespeare.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, she said: ‘My baby’s screaming in the background, but I am thrilled. ‘I’m so proud and honoured to be beside all those extraordinary women and to be there with Hamnet. I’m delighted.’

Hamnet is nominated for a total of eight awards, including the coveted Best Picture accolade and Best Director for Chloe Zhao, but Paul Mescal was a surprise snub in the Best Supporting Actor category.

However, Jessie believes her own recognition ‘belongs’ to her co-star just as much as it does to herself because of how much she needed him for her own performance.

Asked her reaction to his omission, she said: ‘Yeah, look, I think he’s extraordinary in this film. I know I’ve met a partner for life in doing this with him. I don’t know what to say apart from he is, to me, my absolute.

‘His artistry is something that will continue to grow and be a theme in so many different ways. I know what we created together is something that’s so special to us, and I hold that so dearly in my heart, and there’s no part of Agnes that exists without Paul.

‘There’s no part of what I created or what we created in this story which exists without Paul and what he poured into this story. So what is recognised belongs to him as much as him being recognised in his own category would.’

The main battle come March 15 will be Timothee Chalamet vs Leonardo DiCaprio who face off in coveted Best Actor category.

Timothee, 30, received a nod for Marty Supreme while Leo, 51, earned it for One Battle After Another as the A-listers will face off against Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon, Michael B. Jordan, and Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent.