Alicia Vikander Bags Her First Oscar for 'The Danish Girl'

Mar 01, 2016, 01:29
Alicia Vikander Bags Her First Oscar for 'The Danish Girl'

With barely a black dress to be seen on this year's Oscars red carpet, the wash of colour and shimmer meant that hair and make-up was kept minimal, simple and very very classic.

Swedish actress Alicia Vikander won the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her role in "The Danish Girl" at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre here, on Sunday.

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Mark Rylance scored the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in Bridge of Spies, beating out Sylvester Stallone, who was favored to win the honor for his turn in Creed. Excuse us as we melt.

The first-time nominee beat out Hollywood heavyweight Kate Winslet, who was nominated for the seventh time for her portrayal of Joanna Hoffman in the biopic Steve Jobs.

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"("The Danish Girl") is a social change", she said.

'Thank you so much to the Academy for this recognition. "Thank you for giving me the belief that anything can happen, even though I would never have believed this", the actress said as she rushed through her speech.

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Vikander said she found parallels in her roles in "Ex Machina" and "The Danish Girl", with both the android Ava and Gerda pondering what it means to be a woman.

Backstage on the Thank You Cam, the 27-year-old actress expanded on her gratitude. She then trained as a ballet dancer for 10 years before being sidelined by injuries and turned back to acting.

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