Why Michelle Williams Skipped the 2026 Golden Globes

Michelle Williams misses out on 2026 Golden Globes despite being nominated for her work on FX Dying for sex. Williams currently has a busy schedule with at least three upcoming projects Evel Knievel on tour It also co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrien Brody FeverA biopic about American jazz singer Peggy Lee with Alessandro Nivola.

But the project for which he got approval this evening, dying for sex was inspired by a true story, and follows Molly Kochan (Williams), who begins to explore her sexual desires after receiving a diagnosis of late-stage breast cancer. “I immediately, for reasons I couldn’t understand and that were beyond me, I knew I wanted to make it,” Williams told NPR last spring. “And went to my husband and said, ‘Okay, you need to take a look at this because this is going to happen in our lives now.'”

Williams has given many memorable performances at the Golden Globes over the years.

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Williams at the 2023 Golden Globes.

Her most recent appearance was in 2023, co-starring with Paul Dano in Steven Spielberg’s film The FablemansThe actress wore a creamy white, ruffled Gucci gown just months after giving birth to her third child (and second with husband Thomas Kail),

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Williams, after winning the 2020 Golden Globes.

In January 2020, Williams won the award for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie for playing Sam Rockwell’s Bob Fosse over Gwen Verdon. Fosse/VerdonStyled by Kate Young, she wore a custom peach gown by Louis Vuitton and a striking set of rings created by French jeweler Jean Schlumberger while pregnant with her second child,

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Burke and Williams at the 2018 Golden Globes.

In 2018, most of the actresses present wore black in solidarity with the #MeToo movement. Williams, who arrived with MeToo founder Tarana Burke, is a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton and so wore a black corseted bustier gown from the French fashion house. Burke told E! It was reported that year that she had initially declined Williams’ invitation to the Globes, because she was apprehensive about tokenization and being treated as an assistant. But after a phone conversation, Burke said Williams had changed his mind. “She’s really simple,” Burke said. “And I think people think of her as shy and maybe meek, but she’s not that kind of person. She’s very badass.”

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Williams at the 2017 Golden Globes.

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 manchester by the seaWilliams once again wore Louis Vuitton, this time a dove grey, lace gown with a velvet choker.

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Williams, after winning the 2012 Golden Globes.

Williams won her first Golden Globe in 2012 for her role as Marilyn Monroe. my week with marilynComplementing her pixie haircut at the time, Williams wore a custom midnight blue velvet dress from Jason Wu with a Fred Leighton diamond headband,

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