Jessie Buckley moves through emotion with rare beauty, turning fragility into strength and heartbreak into art. ••• #repost @wmag “I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart.” Jessie Buckley swept awards season with her heartbreaking performance as Agnes in #Hamnet, taking home best actress at the #Oscars tonight. During her speech, Buckley thanked ‘Hamnet’ author Maggie O’Farrell and her director-and W cover collaborator-@chloezhao: “To get to know this incandescent woman and try to understand the capacity of a mother’s love is the greatest collision of my life.” At the link in our bio, Zhao and Buckley discuss their creative partnership for our Directors Issue, on newsstands now. Directed by @chloezhao Photography: @lukaszal Styling: @aaalliata Editor in Chief: @saramoonves Editor at Large: #LynnHirschberg Writer: @byjenwang Hair: @jennychohair Makeup: @ninapark Manicure: @nailsbyemikudo Production Design: #ColinDonahue Production: @roscoproduction W VOLUME TWO 2026: THE DIRECTORS ISSUE | Industria