Alicia Vikander will be honored in January with an award at The Palm Springs International Film Festival. One of the stars of The Danish Girl, Vikander will receive the festival’s Rising Star Award.
Festival chairman Harold Matzner spoke of Alicia Vikander when making the announcement.
@Variety calls The Danish Girl "A Cinematic Landmark". Buy tickets now https://t.co/Icz8SFlPRT pic.twitter.com/GnAwvACel4
— The Danish Girl (@danishgirlmov) December 8, 2015
“In The Danish Girl, Alicia Vikander delivers a superb performance as Gerda Wegener, the wife of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe,” he said. “She projects so much love and pain as she goes on a journey with Lili during an era when there was no precedent for it. Gerda’s own transformation as a character speaks to the story’s themes of courage and self-acceptance.”
Alicia Vikander's flawless make-up is a lesson in sticking to the colours that suit you: https://t.co/DzwKIS3NCo pic.twitter.com/M89K6iYCZi
— VOGUE.CO.UK (@BritishVogue) December 7, 2015
Past recipients of the Rising Star Award include Jessica Biel, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Bryce Dallas Howard, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett Johansson. Howard, Kendrick, and Lawrence went on to receive Academy Award nominations during the same years they received this prestigious award. Might that mean Alicia Vikander is a shoe-in for an Oscar?
Alicia Vikander honored by Palm Springs Festival https://t.co/mqhJqZ6q1k
— Variety (@Variety) December 8, 2015
It was just days ago that Alicia Vikander was honored for her role in the film Ex Machina. She won Best Supporting Actress at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Ex Machina took Best British Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards.
Alicia Vikander is someone the film world will no doubt see a lot of in the coming years. The Danish Girl will likely be her biggest claim to fame–at least so far.