Michelle Williams Oscar Buzz

Will Michelle Williams be nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn?

From the website www.ropeofsilicon.com:

"Michelle Williams has been flirting with a second Oscar nomination for some time now and while a lot of people are talking about her performance in Blue Valentine this year I think they're forgetting about how great she was in Shutter Island. While she's looking like a dark horse for this year's Oscar, perhaps a performance as Marilyn Monroe will be enough to earn her a slot among 2011's Oscar Elite."

Wouldn't it be ironic if Williams were to win the highest honor for acting for her portrayal of Monroe, the same award that forever eluded Marilyn? Marilyn won numerous awards in the US for acting, but was never nominated for an Oscar. France and Italy recognized Marilyn's Acting skills and awarded her their equivalent of the Oscar, but sadly she never received this same level of respect in her home country.

1958: David di Donatello Prize (Italian equivalent of the Oscar)

Best Foreign Actress of 1958 - The Prince and the Showgirl

1959: Crystal Star Award (French equivalent of the Oscar)

Best Foreign Actress - The Prince and the Showgirl

1960: Golden Globe Award

Best Actress in a Comedy - Some Like It Hot

Marilyn Monroe Ranked "#1 Never Nominated" by Entertainment Weekly

In the February 12 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Marilyn Monroe is ranked number one in stars never nominated for an Oscar. Marilyn tops the list of 20 top celebrities never receiving a nod from the Academy.

From the article: "An icon in her own time, Monroe rarely strayed from characters who mirrored her own irresistible persona. but that glamour and mystique just enhanced her turns as an unsophisticated saloon sired in Bus Stop (1956) and a boozy ukulele player in Some Like It Hot (1959). Though her dramatic skills were constantly overlooked, acting guru Lee Strasberg once ranked her second only to Marlon Brando in talent.