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Alicia Vikander Biography

Birth Name:Alicia Amanda Vikander

Birth Place:Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Has received the Rising Star Award at the Stockholm FIlm Festival
Received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for the 2010 film "Pure․"
Was awarded the 2018 Goteborg Film Festival's Honorary Dragon Award
Married actor Michael Fassbender in 2017
Attended the Royal Swedish Ballet School
While working at a Levi's store, she got a call from a casting director looking for a girl to star in the film that would become "Pure," launching her career
Quote: "In film you get the license to try and go for emotions that you normally try to keep away from you․"
Created the production company Vikarious with her agent Carles Collier

Awards

2010Special Mention-International Competition: winner
2011Guldbagge-Best Actress (Bästa kvinnliga huvudroll): winner
2011Best Young Actor Award-: winner
2011Honorable Mention-International Film: winner
2012Breakthrough Performer-: winner
2013EDA Female Focus Award-Best Breakthrough Performance: nominated
2013Bodil-Best Actress (Bedste kvindelige hovedrolle): nominated
2013Robert-Best Actress (Årets kvindelige hovedrolle): nominated
2013Empire Award-Best Female Newcomer: nominated
2013Best Actress-: winner
2013Ole-Best Actress (Bedste kvindelige hovedrolle): nominated
2014British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015AFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015Breakthrough Artist Award-: nominated
2015ACCA-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2015BSFC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015DFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: winner
2015DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015Empire Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015European Film Award-European Actress: nominated
2015Pauline Kael Breakout Award-: nominated
2015FFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015Golden Schmoes-Breakthrough Performance of the Year: nominated
2015Golden Schmoes-Best Supporting Actress of the Year: winner
2015Golden Schmoes-Best T&A of the Year: winner
2015Hollywood Breakthrough Award-Breakthrough Actress: winner
2015ICP Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015Halfway Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015KCFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015LAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015National Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015NFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015NYFCO Award-Breakthrough Performance: winner
2015OFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015PCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015PCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015PFCS Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2015PFCS Award-Breakthrough Performance: winner
2015SDFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015SDFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
2015SDFCS Award-Best Body of Work: winner
2015SFFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015SFFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015SEFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015SLFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015TFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015UFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015VFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015VFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015WAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015WAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2015Invisible Woman Award-: winner
2015WFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016AACTA International Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2016Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: winner
2016EDA Female Focus Award-Best Breakthrough Performance: winner
2016EDA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Leading Actress: nominated
2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz): nominated
2016Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto): nominated
2016COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: winner
2016COFCA Award-Actor of the Year: winner
2016COFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016COFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016CinEuphoria-Best Supporting Actress - Audience Award: winner
2016Cinema Bloggers Award-Best Supporting Actress - International Competition: winner
2016Cinema Bloggers Award-Best Supporting Actress - International Competition: nominated
2016Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016DFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016Empire Award-Best Actress: winner
2016Breakthrough Award-: winner
2016GAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actress: winner
2016Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
2016Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
2016HFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016HFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016IFJA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016INOCA-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016IFC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016ALFS Award-Supporting Actress of the Year: nominated
2016MTV Movie Award-Best Female Performance: nominated
2016National Film Award-Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film: nominated
2016National Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016NSFC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016NCFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016Odyssey Award-Best Support Actress: winner
2016OFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2016OFCC Award-Best Body of Work: winner
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Breakthrough Performance: Female: winner
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Rising Star Award-: winner
2016Virtuoso Award-: winner
2016Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2016Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Drama: nominated
2016Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: AnTEENcipated: nominated
2017CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: nominated
2017Jupiter Award-Best International Actress: nominated
2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Action: nominated
2019Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Narration: nominated
2019National Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actress of the Decade: nominated
2022CCA Super Award-Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: nominated
2024British Independent Film Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2025CCA Super Award-Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: nominated