Michelle Williams Talks Golden Globe Win

First Published: January 16, 2012 10:13 AM EST Credit: AFP/Getty Images Caption Michelle Williams poses with the trophy for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for My Week with Marilyn at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly HillsBEV -- Michelle Williams took home the Golden Globe for her portrayal of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe an honor that her 6-year-old daughter Matilda helped her acheive. I was learning how to be in [Marilyn] I was getting there and one of the ways that I practiced her was in the princesses in the bedtime stories, the actress told Access Hollywoods Billy Bush, when asked of her process for nailing down Marilyns voice while reading to her daughter. [My princesses] all had a kind of breathy quality, she explained. During her acceptance speech on Sunday night, Michelle thanked Matilda whom she had with the late Heath Ledger saying her bravery and exuberance is the example that I take with me in my work and in my life. I consider myself a mother first and an actress second, she said on the Globes stage. I want to say thank you [to Matilda] for sending me off to this job every day with a hug and a kiss. As for her best winglady and former Dawsons Creek co-star, Busy Philipps, the Golden Globe winner was happy to have her friend by her side on the big night. She is [fun.] Shes the best date, Michelle added. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.