List of awards and nominations received by Michelle Williams (actress)
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Michelle Williams is an American actress. She has received various accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Critics' Choice Awards as well as nominations for five Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and a Tony Award.
For her roles on film, she has received five Academy Award nominations, three for Best Actress for playing a woman in an emotional romantic relationship in the drama Blue Valentine (2010), Marilyn Monroe in the comedy-drama My Week with Marilyn (2011), and emotionally unwell mother in semi-biographical drama The Fabelmans (2022) and two for Best Supporting Actress for playing a woman married to a gay man in the western romantic drama Brokeback Mountain (2005) and an emotional ex-wife in the drama Manchester by the Sea (2016).
For playing Gwen Verdon in the FX on Hulu biographical limited series Fosse/Verdon (2019) she earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
On stage, she played a young woman confronting her abuser in the Broadway revival of the David Harrower play Blackbird (2016) for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Major associations
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards are a set of awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually for excellence of cinematic achievements.[1]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | [2] |
| 2010 | Best Actress | Blue Valentine | Nominated | [3] |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [4] | |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Manchester by the Sea | Nominated | [5] |
| 2022 | Best Actress | The Fabelmans | Nominated | [6] |
BAFTA Awards
The British Academy Film Awards is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.[7]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 2005 | Rising Star Award | Nominated | [8] | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [9] |
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Manchester by the Sea | Nominated | [10] |
Critics' Choice Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | ||||
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Brokeback Mountain | Won[a] | [11] |
| 2010 | Best Actress | Blue Valentine | Nominated | [12] |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Manchester by the Sea | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Best Actress | The Fabelmans | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | ||||
| 2019 | Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie | Fosse/Verdon | Won | [16] |
Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also known as the Television Academy.[17]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2019 | Outstanding Limited Series | Fosse/Verdon | Nominated | [18] |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Won | |||
| 2025 | Outstanding Limited Series | Dying for Sex | Pending | [19] |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Pending | |||
Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television.[20]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | [21] |
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Blue Valentine | Nominated | [21] |
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | My Week with Marilyn | Won | [21] |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Manchester by the Sea | Nominated | [21] |
| 2017 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | All the Money in the World | Nominated | [22] |
| 2019 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Fosse/Verdon | Won | [21] |
| 2022 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Fabelmans | Nominated | [21] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are organized by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.[23]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Station Agent | Nominated | [24] |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | [25] | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | My Week with Marilyn | Nominated | [26] |
| 2016 | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Manchester by the Sea | Nominated | [27] |
| Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Fosse/Verdon | Won | [28] |
| 2022 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Fabelmans | Nominated | [29] |
Tony Awards
The Tony Awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League reward performances on Broadway at an annual ceremony in New York City.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best Actress in a Play | Blackbird | Nominated | [30] |
Other awards and nominations
Critics associations and other awards
Notes
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