Michelle Williams‘ Oscars moments are not just about the glitz and glam. The actress recently recalled a valuable lesson she learned from her earliest memory of the ceremony.
Williams has had a very successful career that has seen her featured in several TV and film productions.
During that time, she has received five Academy Award nominations for her roles in “Brokeback Mountain,” Blue Valentine,” “My Week with Marilyn,” and “Manchester by the Sea.”
More recently she earned her fifth Oscar nomination for her role in the 2022 film “Fabelmans.” Williams gave a riveting performance while portraying director Steven Spielberg’s real-life late mother.
The 95th Oscar Awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The event will be emceed by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel — who also hosted the 2017 and 2018 editions.
Michelle Williams Shares Oscars Moment That Showed Her It's 'a Place That Can Have a Purpose' https://t.co/2D3Lcpu82o
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Michelle Williams’ Oscars Moment
Ahead of the 2023 edition of the Oscar Awards, Michelle Williams sat down with PEOPLE for an interview. The 42-year-old actress opened up about her earliest memory of the award ceremony and how it showed her it was more than just glitz and glam.
Williams recalled seeing a clip of Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather standing in for “Godfather” winner Marlon Brando during the 1973 Oscar Awards. The actress claimed the moment showed her the ceremony can serve other meaningful purposes.
She said:
“My first memory of the Oscars is, and I don’t know what year it was so I don’t know if I saw it in person or I saw a clip, but I remember that Marlon Brando had Sacheen Littlefeather accept his award.”
She continued:
“I thought, ‘Wow, this is a place that can be political. It seems very glamorous but it also seems like a place that can have a purpose.”
Meanwhile, Littlefeather died at the age of 75. Her death came barely two weeks after she publicly accepted an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over the hostile reception she received during the 1973 Oscars.
She appeared at the awards show on behalf of Brando but opted not to accept his Best Actor award. Her action was in protest of the movie industry’s treatment of Native Americans.
The act of protest famously received mixed reactions from the A-list audience. However, many years later, it has been remembered for its significance, thanks to a certain Michelle Williams.
Michelle Williams Oscar moment interview comes as the actress prepares for the 2023 Oscars ceremony. She would be hoping to win her first-ever Oscars despite previously being nominated on four occasions.