Alicia Vikander starred in Ex Machina.
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 . Ex Machina ( stylized as ex_machina or EX_MACHINA ) is a 2015 independent science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland ( in his directorial debut ) and stars Domhnall Gleeson , Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander .