Williams wanted to be an actress as her many classmates in Southern California were involved in minor roles in cinema. Williams fell in love with the actor Heath Ledger who was an Australian who performed with her in the film called BrokebackMountain that was released in 2004. Media disclosed that she was expecting for the birth of their baby daughter Matilda Rose Ledger. Following the divorce and the consequence of Ledger’s tragic death of her husband subsequent, she had to face a challenge in regard of brining up her daughter. After starting appearance in television guest in beginning of 1990s, she received recognition for the contribution that she made on the television program of WB, teen drama Dawson’s Creek. Williams became to a fully fledged actress when she performed in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and the first prominent film was the Dick that was released in 1999 and the film of Prozac Nation in 2001. Williams acted mainly in dramatic since the year of 2000; her contributions made in films paved a way for her to receive a critical praise. The film BrokebackMountain in which she was acting in 2005 was the turning point for her in her life in cinema. This movie was all about a relationship with a gay in 1960s. The performance that she had done in this film helped her to gain Williams to be nominated to receive the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her work she had made out as the spouse of EnnisDel Mar. She got the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical at the Golden Globe Award or Comedy for her representation of Marilyn Monroe in the film of My Week with Marilyn which was released in the year of 2011. She was appreciated by nominating third time for Academy Award nomination. In her recent film where she was acting as Glinda the Good Witch in the film of Oz the Great and Powerful that has been released in this year.
Year
Award
Movie
1994
Nil
Lassie
1995
Nil
Timemaster
1995
Nil
Species
1997
Nil
A Thousand Acres
1998
Nil
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1999
Nil
Dick
1999
Nil
But I’m a Cheerleader
2001
Nil
Me Without You
2001
Nil
Prozac Nation
2003
Nil
The United States of Leland
2003
Nil
The Station Agent
2004
Nil
Land of Plenty
2004
Nil
Imaginary Heroes
2005
Nil
A Hole in One
2005
Nil
The Baxter
2005
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Brokeback Mountain
2006
Nil
The Hawk Is Dying
2006
Nil
The Hottest State
2007
Nil
I’m Not There
2008
Nil
Deception
2008
Nil
Incendiary
2008
Robert Altman Award Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Wendy and Lucy
2009
Nil
Mammoth
2010
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Blue Valentine
2010
Nil
Shutter Island
2011
The Invisible Woman Award Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Meek’s Cutoff
2011
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Palm Springs International Film Festival – Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
My Week with Marilyn
2012
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film
