She has had major roles opposite Keira Knightley in Anna Karenina and period drama A Royal Affair with Mads Mikkelsen.

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Best Foreign Language film nominees are: Amour (Austria), No (Chile), War Witch (Canada), A Royal Affair ( Denmark), and Kon-Tiki ( Norway).

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Although the periods of "A Royal Affair" and "No" are separated by two centuries, both films are about contests for a nation's future.

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Ken Loach's The Angel's Share, Ben Affleck's Argo and Denmark's A Royal Affair are among the titles shortlisted in the foreign film category.

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"A Royal Affair" is a tale of love and intrigue centered on a triangle involving an ailing Danish king, his queen and the monarch's forward-thinking physician, played by former Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen.

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