Oscars 2016: Alicia Vikander Wins For Best Supporting Actress In ‘The Danish Girl’

Alicia Vikander took the Best Supporting Actress Oscar home for her role in The Danish Girl. 

“Eddie [Redmayne,] thanks for being the best acting partner,” Vikander said, praising her co-star. “I couldn’t have done it without you, you raised my game.”

She beat out competition from Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight, Rooney Mara in Carol, Rachel McAdams in Spotlight and Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs.

The actress continued as she thanked her mother and father: “Thanks Mom and Dad for giving me the belief that anything can happen even, though I would never have believed this.”

This is Vikander’s first nomination and first win for the Oscars.

The fan dedicated Instagram account aliciavikanderdaily captioned their gorgeous photo with,”This princess! #AliciaVikander #OSCARS”

This princess! #AliciaVikander #OSCARS

A photo posted by Alicia Vikander (@aliciavikanderdaily) on Feb 28, 2016 at 4:00pm PST