Award Zurich Film Festival honors actress Alicia Vikander

Swedish Oscar winner Alicia Vikander will be awarded the Golden Eye at the 20th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF). The award recognizes her outstanding acting performance and versatility, the ZFF announced on Thursday.

Vikander, who is known for films such as Ex Machina, The Danish Girl and Tomb Raider, will accept the award in person on October 8, the press release continued. The Swiss premiere of her new film The Assessment by director Fleur Fortuné will be shown at the same time.

"We are delighted that Alicia Vikander is returning to the ZFF for our 20th anniversary, having already visited us in 2017. It was a great pleasure to meet her at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2023. On that occasion, I told her about our anniversary and mentioned how happy we would be to welcome her back to Zurich," the festival's Artistic Director Christian Jungen is quoted as saying.

In addition to Vikander, other prominent guests such as Richard Gere and Jude Law will also be appearing at the Zurich Film Festival. The latter will also be awarded a Golden Eye, as the ZFF has already announced. The political thriller "The Order" starring Jude Law will open this year's anniversary festival. The ZFF takes place from October 3 to 13.

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