The Danish Girl at the Oscars

Alicia Vikander won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Tom Hooper’s transgender drama The Danish Girl.
The 27-year-old beat Kate Winslet for the award. The Steve Jobs actress was seen as the frontrunner after winning both the Bafta and Golden Globe for her performance. Vikander had also won the Screen Actors Guild award for her role.
The Danish Girl which was directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, and revolves on the first ever recipient of gender reassignment surgery and the effect it has on his marriage. Alicia Vikander stars alongside Eddie Redmayne, whom is also nominated for his outstanding performance.

It was one of many films that consisted of swedish born Vikander. She also appeared in the drama Burnt, and comedy The Man From UNCLE, sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, fantasy adventure Seventh Son, crime thriller Son of a Gun and wartime romance Testament of Youth.