UK / Belgium / USA / Denmark / Germany,
2015, 119 min
(Alternative: 115 min)
Directed by:
Tom HooperScreenplay:
Lucinda CoxonCinematography:
Danny CohenComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard, Sebastian Koch, Adrian Schiller, Emerald Fennell, Claus Bue, Angela Curran (more)VOD (4)
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Tom Hooper directs this biographical drama starring Eddie Redmayne as Danish artist, and one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery, Einar Wegener. While standing in as a female model for his artist wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander), Einar develops an attraction for a female physical appearance and begins living as a woman named Lili Elbe. However, as their relationship develops and Lili begins to identify more as a woman than his former sex and ultimately begins sexual reassignment surgery, their marriage comes under strain as Gerda realises that her husband is no longer the person she married. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2016 - Alicia Vikander (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2016 - Eddie Redmayne (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2016 - Eve Stewart (Best Achievement in Production Design)
- 2016 - Paco Delgado (Best Achievement in Costume Design)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2016 - Eddie Redmayne (Best Leading Actor)
- 2016 - Alicia Vikander (Best Leading Actress)
- 2016 - Best Costume Design
- 2016 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 2016 - Outstanding British Film
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2015 - Alicia Vikander (Best Actress)
European Film Awards
- 2016 - Tom Hooper (Audience Award for Best Film)
AACTA International Awards
- 2016 - Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor)
- 2016 - Alicia Vikander (Best Supporting Actress)
Golden Globes
- 2016 - Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2016 - Alicia Vikander (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2016 - Alexandre Desplat (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2016 - Alicia Vikander (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2016 - Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor)
- 2016 - Eve Stewart, Michael Standish (Best Art Direction)
- 2016 - Paco Delgado (Best Costume Design)
- 2016 - Best Hair and Makeup
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2015 - Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor)
- 2015 - Alicia Vikander (Pauline Kael Breakout Award)
Venice Film Festival
- 2015 - Tom Hooper (Golden Lion for Best Film)