Awards and nominations

Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress who made her feature film debut in the 2010 drama Pure, in which she starred as a high school dropout determined to carve out a new identity to escape her difficult upbringing. For her performance in the film she received the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2011, Vikander received the Shooting Stars Award from the Berlin International Film Festival. The following year, she played Caroline Matilda of Great Britain in Danish historical drama A Royal Affair with Mads Mikkelsen, for which Vikander was nominated in the Best Actress category at both the Bodil Awards and Robert Award. In the same year, she made her English language debut playing Kitty in the 2012 adaptation of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina—the role brought her international recognition.

Vikander starred as wartime nurse Vera Brittain in the 2014 drama Testament of Youth, for which she was nominated at the British Independent Film Awards. The following year Vikander appeared as an android in psychological thriller Ex Machina for which she received awards in the Best Supporting Actress category from the Chicago Film Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Toronto Film Critics Association, and Vancouver Film Critics Circle. In the same year, she portrayed Danish painter Gerda Wegener, the wife of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe. For her portrayal Vikander garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress.

2010
Won – Stockholm International Film Festival – Rising Star
Won – Guldbagge Awards – Best Actress for ‘Pure’
Won – International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg – Special Mention for ‘Pure’

2011
Won – Berlin International Film Festival – Shooting Stars
Won – Molodist – Best Young Actress for ‘Pure’

2012
Won – Hamptons International Film Festival – Variety’s Ten Actors to Watch

2013
Nominated – British Academy Film Awards – Rising Star
Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Best Breakthrough Performance for ‘A Royal Affair’
Nominated – Bodil Awards – Best Actress for ‘A Royal Affair’
Nominated – Robert Award – Best Actress for ‘A Royal Affair’
Nominated – Empire Awards – Best Female Newcomer for ‘Anna Karenina’
Won – Marrakech International Film Festival – Best Actress for ‘Hotell’

2014
Nominated – British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress for ‘Testament of Youth’

2015
Won – Ischia Film Festival – Breakout Actress of the Year
Won – Austin Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – Austin Film Critics Association – Best Breakthrough Artist for ‘Ex Machina’
Won – Chicago Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
2nd – Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – Empire Awards – Best Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – European Film Awards – Best Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – Florida Film Critics Circle – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Won – Los Angeles Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society – Best Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – San Francisco Film Critics Circle – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Won – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Won – Toronto Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Won – Vancouver Film Critics Circle – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Won – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Runner-up – Florida Film Critics Circle – Pauline Kael Breakout Award for ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – New York Film Critics Online – Best Breakthrough Performance for ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
4th – Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Hollywood Film Awards – Breakout Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – San Francisco Film Critics Circle – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association – Best Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – Vancouver Film Critics Circle – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Women Film Critics Circle – The Invisible Woman Award for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Breakthrough for ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘The Danish Girl’
Runner-up – San Diego Film Critics Society – Breakthrough Artist for ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – San Diego Film Critics Society – Best Body of Work for ‘Ex Machina’, ‘The Danish Girl’, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘Burnt’
Runner-up – Boston Society of Film Critics – Best Supporting Actress for Unspecified

2016
Won – Dorian Awards – Rising Star
Won – Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Virtuoso Award
Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – British Academy Film Awards – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – Golden Globe Awards – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – London Film Critics’ Circle – Supporting Actress of the Year for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – MTV Movie Awards – Best Female Performance for ‘Ex Machina’
2nd – National Society of Film Critics – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Nominated – Saturn Awards – Best Supporting Actress for ‘Ex Machina’
Won – Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Best Breakthrough Performance for ‘Ex Machina’, ‘The Danish Girl’ and ‘Testament of Youth’
Nominated – Teen Choice Awards – Choice AnTEENcipated Movie Actress for ‘Jason Bourne’
Nominated – AACTA Awards – Best Supporting Actress International for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Academy Awards – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – British Academy Film Awards – Best Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Critics’ Choice Movie Awards – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Empire Awards – Best Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – Golden Globe Awards – Best Actress Drama for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Palm Springs International Film Festival – Rising Star for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Satellite Awards – Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Danish Girl’
Won – Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for ‘The Danish Girl’
Nominated – Teen Choice Awards – Choice Actress: Drama for ‘The Danish Girl’