Top 10 Stars of 20164 of 10
7. Alicia Vikander
After mesmerizing fans and critics with her turn as Ava in 2015's Ex Machina, the versatile Swedish actress began the year as an awards season darling, racking up a slew of nominations and big wins for her performance as painter Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl. The role, which helps to illuminate the emotional complexities and experiences embedded within gender reassignment surgery, ultimately earned Vikander a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Later in 2016, she starred opposite Matt Damon in the latest Jason Bourne flick and with real-life love interest Michael Fassbender in The Light Between Oceans. Also noteworthy in 2016: Her being named as the newest Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, set to debut in 2018.
After mesmerizing fans and critics with her turn as Ava in 2015's Ex Machina, the versatile Swedish actress began the year as an awards season darling, racking up a slew of nominations and big wins for her performance as painter Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl. The role, which helps to illuminate the emotional complexities and experiences embedded within gender reassignment surgery, ultimately earned Vikander a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Later in 2016, she starred opposite Matt Damon in the latest Jason Bourne flick and with real-life love interest Michael Fassbender in The Light Between Oceans. Also noteworthy in 2016: Her being named as the newest Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, set to debut in 2018.