Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2016
Alicia Vikander The Danish Girl 2016
SEX WORKER ROLE
Katarina in Pure 2009
Character Is A Prostitute
Alicia Vikander in Pure 2009
Alicia would achieve critical acclaim for her spellbinding performance in the film “Pure.” She would win the Swedish Guldbagge Award for Best Actress (the Swedish equivalent of the Best Actress Academy Award). In the film, Alicia portrays a character from the impoverished neighborhood. With an alcoholic mother at home, she worries about being stuck in a dreary situation. One day Mozart being played by chance catches her attention, and something snaps inside her. She immediately decides that pursuing a career in classical music will provide her with a way out of her current dreary existence. However, as anticipated, events unfold beyond her initial plans.
In its review of this film, Variety wrote:
“Although destined to be remembered as the film that made riveting 22-year-old thesp Alicia Vikander a star in her bigscreen debut, the strong writing, clever use of music and confidently nuanced visuals mark Swedish helmer-scribe Lisa Langseth as a talent to watch.”
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