Williams has been an Oscar runner-up 4 times. 2 of the times she was nominated were in the Best Actress category for the movies Blue Valentine and My Week with Marilyn. Michelle had to gain 22 pounds for the part of Marilyn. The other 2 times she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the movies Brokeback Mountain and Manchester by the Sea. And for her work last year on All the Money in the World, she wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar.

Recently, the actress decided to switch from deep and dramatic roles to more simple projects like I Feel Pretty and Venom.