{"id":333418,"date":"2026-02-27T08:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/?p=333418"},"modified":"2026-02-28T13:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:39:36","slug":"peacock-to-start-streaming-oscar-nominated-hamnet-march-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/peacock-to-start-streaming-oscar-nominated-hamnet-march-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacock to Start Streaming Oscar-Nominated &#8216;Hamnet&#8217; March 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peacock on March 6 will start streaming the critically hailed Focus Features film <em>Hamnet<\/em>, which has been nominated for eight Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The biographical period film was directed by Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, who co-wrote the screenplay with Maggie O&#8217;Farrell. Based on the 2020 novel by O&#8217;Farrell, the film dramatizes the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway as they deal with the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet. The film stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Anne and William, alongside Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn and Noah Jupe in supporting roles.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hamnet<\/em> has \u00a0grossed over $87 million worldwide, with approximately $23.2 million from North American theaters and $63.9 million from international markets.<\/p>\n<p>The film won Best Motion Picture \u2014 Drama and Best Actress in a Motion Picture \u2014 Drama (for Buckley) at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, and has received eight nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Zhao, and Best Actress for Buckley. Hamnet also has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dgLnU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe HERE to the FREE <em>Media Play News<\/em> Daily Newsletter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xYcgQMxQwmk?si=OTwuRVBJRu1q3G8X\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peacock on March 6 will start streaming the critically hailed Focus Features film Hamnet, which has been nominated for eight Academy Awards. The biographical period film was directed by Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, who co-wrote the screenplay with Maggie O&#8217;Farrell. 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