 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Muna 1999, Björk akakumbirwa kunyora uye kugadzira mimhanzi yefirimu rinonzi Dancer in the Dark, mutambo wemimhanzi unotaura nezvemumwe mukadzi akatamira kune imwe nyika anonzi Selma uyo ari kutambura kuti abhadhare mari yokuvhiyiwa kuti mwanakomana wake arege kuva bofu. Mutungamiriri Lars von Trier pakupedzisira akamukumbira kuti afunge kutamba basa raSelma, achimugutsa kuti nzira chete yechokwadi yekutora hunhu hwaSelma yaive yekuita kuti munyori wemimhanzi atambe hunhu. Pakupedzisira, akabvuma. Filming yakatanga mukutanga 1999, uye firimu debuted muna 2000 panguva 53rd Cannes Film Festival. Iyi firimu yakagamuchira Palme dOr, uye Björk akagamuchira mubairo weBest Actress nokuda kwebasa rake. Kwakataurwa kuti kupfura kwacho kwakanga kuchinetesa mumuviri uye mupfungwa zvokuti akapika kuti aisazomboitazve basa rokutamba. Björk gare gare akataura kuti iye nguva dzose aida kuita imwe yemimhanzi muupenyu hwake, uye Dancer muRima akanga ari mumwe. Rwiyo rwemhanzi rwakagadzirwa naBjörk rwakabudiswa nemusoro unoti Selmasongs. Iyo album ine duet naThom Yorke weRadiohead yakanzi Ndakazviona Zvese, iyo yakasarudzwa kuAcademy Award yeBest Original Song uye yakaitwa pa2001 Oscars pasina Yorke, apo Björk aive akapfeka chipfeko chake chakakurumbira che swan. 