Michelle Williams could be on track to win her second Emmy Award. This one, for her heart-wrenching role in FX’s “Dying For Sex.” Her first was for FX’s “Fosse/Verdon.”

The limited series tells the true story of Molly Kochan, who received a terminal cancer diagnosis and is determined to live out her remaining days exploring her desires. It’s based on the podcast, which Molly did with her best friend Nikki Boyer.

Williams plays Mollly and Jenny Slate plays Nikki.

“I was moved by it. When I listened to the podcast, my heart immediately became attached to the story and to these people,” Williams told On The Red Carpet. “I knew instantly and instinctually that I wanted to make this show.”

The 8-part limited series is sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking and Williams portrays Molly with all the nuances Emmy voters look for. But she isn’t focused on the awards buzz.

“You can’t really ever anticipate how people will respond or not respond to a piece of work that you do and you have to kind of put that out of your mind and just set your own goals and find satisfaction in the moment because you have no control once it goes out to the world,” Williams said.

“It means so much to me because what we’re really gathering over is Molly and Nikki. We’re honoring the way they lived and the way they loved and that’s what the response is,” she continued.

“Dying For Sex” earned nine Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Michelle is up for Outstanding Lead Actress. Slate is up for Supporting Actress and Rob Delaney, who plays Neighbor Guy, is up for Supporting Actor.

“You get a feel on set and the feel on this set was very, very good,” Delaney told On The Red Carpet. “How it turned out, the magic that happened in the translation from filming to broadcasting? Yeah, I feel very lucky.”

“I’m feeling so grateful for the amount of encouragement I’m getting and for the amount of joy that I felt making this show and continue to feel. I’m very excited, very happy,” said Slate.

The series meant so much to the real life Nikki Boyer, who was an executive producer.

“I love that everyone was so available to absorb the story and be willing to take it on and take it in,” she said.

When On The Red Carpet asked what Molly might think about the Emmys talk for the series based on her experiences, Boyer started to tear up as she answered.

“The funny thing about Molly is she was so humble and so sweet and so loving and so present that there would be part of her that would be like, ‘Can you believe this? This is unbelievable that my tiny little life means something so big.'”

“Dying For Sex” is currently streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

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