14 DAY TRIAL // Even though Michelle Williams' role as Marilyn Monroe in “My Week with Marilyn” got a lot of people talking about being miscast, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association certainly didn't feel the same, honoring her with an award at the Golden Globes 2012.
Though going up against tough competitors in the Best Actress, Comedy or Musical category, Williams was crowned the winner last night, at the ceremony that aired live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
In winning, Michelle beat out Jodie Foster (“Carnage”), Charlize Theron (“Young Adult”), Kristen Wiig (“Bridesmaids”) and Kate Winslet (“Carnage”).
Video of Williams' acceptance speech is below – trust us it was one of the most touching moments of the night.
The clearly emotional actress began her speech by thanking her daughter Matilda, her only child with her former lover the late Heath Ledger, saying she could never be the actress she was if it wasn't for her.
“I consider myself a mother first and an actress second, and so the person I most want to thank is my daughter, my little girl, whose bravery and exuberance is the example that I take with me in my work and in my life,” Michelle said, fighting back tears with some difficulty.
“I want to say thank you for sending me off to this job every day with a hug and a kiss. I couldn't have done it any other way. It made me so excited to come home at night,” the actress continued, still addressing her daughter.
“And for suffering for six months of bedtime stories, where all the princesses were read aloud in a Marilyn Monroe-sounding voice,” Williams added, as the camera zoomed in on Natalie Portman, who officially made her comeback into the spotlight at last night's gala.
Williams then thanked the cast that worked with her on the biopic, which turned out to be a critics' favorite, and who, this way, made the win possible for her.
