The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Benedict Cumberbatch is English actor known for his performances on stage and screen. Over his career he has received several accolades including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards.
For his roles on film he received two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Alan Turing in the historical drama The Imitation Game (2014) and a sadistic rancher in the western psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021). In addition, he has received two BAFTA Award nominations, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations among others.
He gained stardom and acclaim for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock from 2010 to 2017. The role earned him six Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014). He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for playing the title character in the Showtime series Patrick Melrose (2018).
For his roles on the West End stage, he received three Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Frankenstein (2012). In 2014, Time magazine included him in its annual Time 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World". He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in June 2015, for his services to the performing arts and to charity. On 1 July 2018, Cumberbatch was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at The South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
Major awards Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Actor The Imitation Game 2022 The Power of the Dog
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2015Best Actor in a Leading Role The Imitation Game 2022 The Power of the DogBritish Academy Television Awards2004Best ActorHawking2009Best Supporting ActorSmall Island2011Best ActorSherlock2012 2015 2017Richard III 2019Patrick Melrose British Academy Britannia Awards2013 British Artist of the Year
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards2014Best Acting Ensemble 12 Years a Slave August: Osage County2015The Imitation Game Best Actor2016 Best Actor in an Action Movie Doctor Strange 2022 Best ActorThe Power of the DogBest Acting EnsembleCritics' Choice Television Awards2012Best Actor in a Miniseries or MovieSherlock2013Parade's End2014SherlockCritics' Choice Super Awards2023Best Actor in a Superhero MovieDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2012Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieSherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia 2013Parade's End2014Sherlock: His Last Vow2016Sherlock: The Abominable Bride2017Sherlock: The Lying Detective2018Patrick MelroseOutstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmSherlock2015 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama The Imitation Game 2018Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmPatrick Melrose2022 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama The Power of the Dog
Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006Best Performance in a Supporting RoleHedda Gabler2012Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Frankenstein2016Hamlet
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2013Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture August: Osage CountyScreen Actors Guild Award Nominees, Full List ABC News 12 Years a Slave2014The Imitation Game Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleOutstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or MovieSherlock 20172022Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleThe Power of the Dog
Industry awards
Organizations Year Category Work Result AACTA Awards2014 Best International Actor The Imitation Game 2021 The Power of the Dog British Independent Film Awards2011 Best Supporting Actor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy British Independent Film Awards 2011 2014 Best ActorThe Imitation Game The Variety Award Hollywood Film Awards2013 Best Ensemble August: Osage County 2014 Best Actor The Imitation GameNational Film Awards UK2015 Best Actor The Imitation Game 2022 Outstanding Performance The Power of the Dog Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2019 Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie The Grinch Satellite Awards 2014Best Actor – Motion Picture The Imitation Game 2021 The Power of the Dog Saturn Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Star Trek Into Darkness 2017 Best Actor in a Film Doctor StrangeTeen Choice Awards 2014 Choice Animated Movie: Voice The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2017 Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy Doctor StrangeToronto International Film Festival2021 TIFF Tribute Actor Award The Power of the Dog Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Benedict Cumberbatch to Receive TIFF Tribute Actor Award". The Hollywood Reporter, August 12, 2021. Saraqusta Film Festival2022 Best Script The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Television awards
Organizations Year Category Work Result Crime Thriller Awards2010Best ActorSherlock2012Golden Nymph Awards2004Television Films - Best Performance by an ActorHawking2006Mini-Series - Best Performance by an ActorTo the Ends of the Earth2014Television Films - Best Performance by an ActorSherlockNational Television Awards2011Best Drama PerformanceSherlock20132014Best TV DetectiveSatellite Awards2008Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film2010Sherlock20122013Parade's EndTV Choice Awards2012Best ActorSherlock2014
Theatre awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Critics' Circle Theatre Awards2012Best ActorFrankensteinEvening Standard Theatre Awards2010Best ActorAfter the Dance2011FrankensteinIan Charleson Awards2001Best Classical Stage PerformanceLove's Labour's Lost2005Hedda GablerWhatsonstage.com Awards2011Best Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayAfter the Dance2016Hamlet
Film critics association awards
Organizations Year Category Work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists2022Best ActorThe Power of the Dog Austin Film Critics Associationrowspan=2 Chicago Film Critics Association2014 The Imitation Game2021 The Power of the Dog Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2014 The Imitation Game 2021 The Power of the Dog Detroit Film Critics Society 2013 Best Ensemble 12 Years a Slaverowspan=2 2014Best Actor The Imitation Game Florida Film Critics Circle2021The Power of the Dog Best Ensemblerowspan=3 Georgia Film Critics Association2022 Best Actor Best EnsembleHollywood Critics Association2022Best Actor Houston Film Critics Society 2014 The Imitation Game 2022The Power of the Dog Best Ensemblerowspan=4 London Film Critics Circle 2007 Best British Breakthrough Actor Amazing Grace 2014 Actor of the YearThe Imitation GameBritish/Irish Actor of the Year2022The Power of the Dog Los Angeles Film Critics Association2021Best Actor National Society of Film Critics2022 New York Film Critics Circle 2021 rowspan=2 New York Film Critics Online 2021 San Diego Film Critics Society2013 Best Ensemble12 Years a Slaverowspan=2 2021Best ActorThe Power of the DogSan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2022 St. Louis Film Critics Association 2021 rowspan=2 Vancouver Film Critics Circle2014 The Imitation Game Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2013Best Ensemble 12 Years a Slave 2014Best Actor The Imitation Gamerowspan=2 2021 The Power of the Dog
See also List of Benedict Cumberbatch performances
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