For her performances in '' My Week with Marilyn '' , '' Meek 's Cutoff '' and '' Take This Waltz '' , Williams was given the Best Actress award at the 2011 Hollywood Film Festival . On 25 November 2011 , it was announced Williams would receive the 2012 Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival in recognition of her performance in '' My Week with Marilyn '' . Four days later , Williams was nominated for Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards and Best Actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards . Williams and Branagh were nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture and Best Supporting Actor respectively at the Satellite Awards . Williams was named Best Actress by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association . Branagh earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor . On 11 December , Williams won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress . She also won the Best Actress award from the Detroit Film Critics Society , while Branagh garnered a nomination for Best Supporting Actor
Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
My Week with Marilyn