Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Busy Philippsis celebrating her BFFMichelle Williams’Academy Awardnomination.
On Tuesday, Philipps, 43, shared a throwback photo of Williams, 42, onInstagramas she wrote in a caption that she wants to “go back in time and tell this kid that she’s going to have 5 OSCAR NOMINATIONS in the next 20 years. 😭”
“I love you MW,” Philipps continued. “Proud of you forever for building the life and career you dreamed of, even though the absolute overwhelming grief of being human had you wondering if you could at times. But then you would dig deep and try again. It’s one of my favorite things about you. You have never NEVER stopped trying.”
“A new way, a new recipe, a new parenting style, a new author, a new approach to work, a new love, a new role…but always the same loving brilliant gentle sensitive funny wild thoughtful beautiful beautiful BEAUTIFUL you. ❤️🌟,” the actress added in her caption.
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Williams, who portrays a fictionalized version ofSteven Spielberg’s mother in the director’s movieThe Fabelmans, joined a list of five Best Actress nominees that includes Cate Blanchett (Tár), Ana de Armas (Blonde),Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
Philipps has made a staunch supporter of Williams throughout awards season, as sheaccompanied her longtime palto the Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 15.
Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps.Kevin Mazur/Getty
The pair have proved inseparable since their time starring together onDawson’s Creekin the early 2000s, growing into a fan-favorite fixture at major awards shows over the years. In 2019, Philipps revealed that she evenhas one of Williams' Golden Globe awards at her home.
Philipps and Williams’DawsonCreekcostarJoshua Jacksonalso shared Philipps' post to hisInstagram StoryTuesday, writing: “5 Academy Award nominations!! Holy Moses.”
“I don’t know but I imagine that this was taken in some dingy [watering] hole when we were all kids,” Jackson, 44, wrote as he congratulated Williams. “What an amazing journey you have been on.”
source: people.com
