{"id":71636,"date":"2016-02-29T03:33:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T08:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=71636"},"modified":"2016-02-29T03:33:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T08:33:14","slug":"swede-alicia-vikander-wins-supporting-actress-oscar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/02\/29\/swede-alicia-vikander-wins-supporting-actress-oscar\/","title":{"rendered":"Swede Alicia Vikander wins supporting actress Oscar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alicia Vikander wins award for best supporting actress for the movie The Danish Girl at the 88th Annual Academy Awards. Photo courtesy of The Oscar<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES\u2014Alicia Vikander used to set her alarm clock at 2 a.m. in Sweden to get up and watch the Oscars. Now she has a statue of her own.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old won supporting actress honours on Sunday night for her portrayal of the wife of an artist who realizes he is transgender in \u201cThe Danish Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vikander added the Oscar to her earlier victories at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA awards.<\/p>\n

A breathless Vikander arrived backstage clutching her gold trophy, still amazed at hearing her name.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m trying to remember anything that happened in the last five minutes,\u201d she said. \u201cTo get this is beyond anything that I imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first-time Oscar nominee said she hopes the film opens the door for more movies that represent the LBGT community.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo see the kind of cultural change since I finished the film, it’s like a social change,\u201d Vikander said, citing the coming out of Caitlyn Jenner. \u201cI hope it can open up an even wider conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vikander sat next to her mother Maria, a stage actress, in the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have my mom’s hand and experience being here in this room is pretty cool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Vikander expressed the hope of all actors when asked what effect an Oscar would have on her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can continue to work that would be great,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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