Alicia Vikander has worked with elves.
A Royal Affair ( En kongelig affære ) is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel , starring Mads Mikkelsen , Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard . Alicia Vikander . In 2014 and 2015 , Vikander achieved global recognition and acclaim for her roles as activist Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth , a humanoid robot in Ex Machina ( for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress ) and painter Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl , for which she received the Academy Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress , among other awards .