Michelle Williamsjust won big at the2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In her speech, Williams addressed her fiancé Thomas Kail, who also executive producedFosse/Verdonand directed a few episodes of the FX series. As PEOPLE exclusively reported in December, the two areengaged and expecting their first child together.
“Tommy, like everything else in our life, I share this with you,” said Williams, 39.
She also praised her 14-year-old daughter Matilda with the lateHeath Ledger. “It’s one thing to be completely honest as an actor — it’s another thing to be completely honest as a human being,” she said. “And that’s just who you are and how you live, and you teach me just as being you. I love you and I’m coming home.”
Michelle Williams.Kevork Djansezian/Getty
Thomas Kail (L) and Michelle Williams.John Shearer/Getty
Spanning five decades,Fosse/Verdonexplored the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell), one of the theater’s most influential choreographers and directors, and Gwen Verdon (Williams), a famed Broadway dancer.
The role earned Williamsan Emmylast September anda Golden Globeearlier this month.
Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon and Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse.FX
Elsewhere in her speech at theSAG Awards, Williams reflected on acting advice she received at a young age from Sir Ben Kingsley.
“‘I don’t like to act, it’s very lonely,'” she recalled him telling her. “‘I like to react.'”
“I’ve felt that loneliness, and we’ve all felt that loneliness,” she continued. “Sometimes you’re doing a monologue, sometimes you’re acting with someone and it’s like you’re doing a monologue. Sometimes you’re acting with someone and their ego, which is very lonely. Sometimes you’re acting with a dog.”
As forFosse/Verdon, that wasn’t the case with Williams. She said she found herself “damn lucky” to be acting opposite Rockwell, 51.
The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are being presented live on TNT and TBS on Sunday.
source: people.com
