Paul Mescal is again at the BAFTAs along with his third nomination. The Irish actor is up for Best Supporting Actor in Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet. He was beforehand nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the romantic fantasy All of Us Strangers in 2024 and Best Actor for 2023’s coming-of-age drama Aftersun. Dressed in a black Prada swimsuit with a white collared shirt and a pocket sq., however no tie, Mescal arrived arm-in-arm along with his girlfriend, singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams. The couple, who’ve been reportedly dating for more than a year, made their first public appearance together just a few days in the past. Abrams wore a floral sample gown from Chanel’s 2026 Métiers d’art show, which was held on a New York City subway platform final December.
Mescal on the crimson carpet at the Royal Festival Hall.
Hamnet obtained 11 nominations at the British Academy Film Awards this 12 months, making it the BAFTA’s most-nominated film by a female director ever. In the movie, Mescal performs William Shakespeare reverse Jessie Buckley as his spouse, Agnes. Told over three acts, in a hat tip to his performs, the movie explores their relationship, however significantly the crushing grief that follows the demise of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet. While there are quite a few references to a few of his different well-known works, together with Romeo & Juliet, the story intends to recommend the devastation of Hamnet’s demise and emotional fallout that served as the catalyst for Shakespeare to jot down considered one of his most well-known tragedies, Hamlet.
Mescal and Abrams at the 2026 BAFTAs.
“I think, very much like Shakespeare, Paul expresses parts of him [through his art] that he might not be able to express in real life,” Zhao informed Rolling Stone in September. “He’s creating a container for himself and expressing that and allowing himself to feel that. I would not bring an actor who doesn’t have that to play William Shakespeare.”
Mescal wore a lapel gem from Cartier’s Libre Polymorph assortment to the 2024 BAFTAs.
Mescal in a customized Gucci double-breasted tuxedo with a Cartier brooch at the BAFTAs in 2023.
Mescal obtained a Golden Globe nomination for enjoying Shakespeare, though not an Oscar nod, which some critics have seen as a snub. However, he doesn’t appear phased by it. “It is a privileged position because I am aware that I’ve been very lucky,” he informed GQ UK final month. “But I’ve never been hired by a studio – I’ve been hired by filmmakers, and I think that is the key thing for actors to remember. I’m also acutely aware that I wouldn’t necessarily follow the model that I’ve chosen, because it might limit work accessibility.”
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