The Imitation Game is a 2014 British-American historical thriller film about British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, a key figure in cracking Nazi Germany's Enigma code that helped the Allies win the Second World War, only to later be criminally prosecuted for his homosexuality. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing and is directed by Morten Tyldum with a screenplay by Graham Moore, based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges.
The film has been nominated for, and has received, numerous awards with Cumberbatch's portrayal of Turing particularly praised. The film and its cast and crew were also honoured by Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT civil rights advocacy group and political lobbying organisation in the United States. "We are proud to honor the stars and filmmakers of The Imitation Game for bringing the captivating yet tragic story of Alan Turing to the big screen", HRC president Chad Griffin said in a statement.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result 4th AACTA International Awards 31 January 2015 Best Film Best Direction Morten Tyldum Best Screenplay Graham Moore Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress Keira Knightley 87th Academy Awards 22 February 2015 Best Picture Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman Best Director Morten Tyldum Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress Keira Knightley Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore Best Film Editing William Goldenberg Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat Best Production Design Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald 2014 ACE Eddie Awards 30 January 2015 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic William Goldenberg 2014 Art Directors Guild Awards 31 January 2015 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Maria Djurkovic 2014 ASC Award 15 February 2015 Theatrical Motion Picture Óscar Faura 2014 Austin Film Critics Association 17 December 2014 Top Ten Films The Imitation Game 2014 American Film Institute Awards 8 December 2014 Top Ten Films The Imitation Game 68th British Academy Film Awards 8 February 2015 Best Film The Imitation Game Best British Film The Imitation Game Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore Best Actor in a Leading Role Benedict Cumberbatch Best Actress in a Supporting Role Keira Knightley Best Editing William Goldenberg Best Production Design Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald Best Costume Design Sammy Sheldon Differ Best Sound John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen 17th British Independent Film Awards 7 December 2014 Best Independent Film The Imitation Game Best Screenplay Graham Moore Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Actress Keira Knightley 2014 Costume Designers Guild Awards February 17, 2015 Excellence in Period Film Sammy Sheldon Differ 20th Critics' Choice Movie Awards 15 January 2015 Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture The Imitation Game Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress Keira Knightley Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Matthew Beard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Keira Knightley, Allen Leech and Mark Strong Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay Graham Moore Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score Alexandre Desplat 2014 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 15 December 2014 Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch 67th Directors Guild of America Awards 7 February 2015 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Morten Tyldum 2014 Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards 17 December 2014 Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch GLAAD Media Award 21 March 2015 Outstanding Film – Wide Release The Imitation Game 72nd Golden Globe Awards 11 January 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama The Imitation Game Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Graham Moore Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Benedict Cumberbatch Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Keira Knightley Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival 14 October 2014 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize The Imitation Game Narrative Competition Audience Award The Imitation Game 2014 Heartland Film Festival 30 October 2014 Truly Moving Picture Award The Imitation Game 18th Hollywood Film Awards 14 November 2014 Hollywood Supporting Actress Award Keira Knightley Hollywood Actor Award Benedict Cumberbatch Hollywood Director Award Morten Tyldum Hollywood Film Composer Award Alexandre Desplat Houston Film Critics Society Awards 12 January 2015 Best Picture The Imitation Game Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress Keira Knightley Best Original Score Alexander Desplat International Film Music Critics Association Awards 19 February 2015 Best Original Score for a Drama Alexandre Desplat 2014 London Film Critics' Circle Awards 18 January 2015 British Film of the Year The Imitation Game Actor of the Year Benedict Cumberbatch British Actor of the Year Benedict Cumberbatch British Actress of the Year Keira Knightley Young British Performer of the Year Alex Lawther 2014 Mill Valley Film Festival Awards 14 October 2014 Overall Audience Favorite The Imitation Game MPSE Golden Reel Awards 15 February 2015 Feature English Language - Dialogue/ADR Lee Walpole 2014 National Board of Review Awards 3 December 2014 Top Ten Films The Imitation Game 2015 Newport Beach Film Festival Awards 5 January 2015 Best Picture The Imitation Game Outstanding Ensemble Cast Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance and Mark Strong 2014 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards 3 January 2015 Best Ensemble Cast Matthew Beard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Keira Knightley, Allen Leech and Mark Strong 2014 Producers Guild of America Awards 24 January 2015 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman 2014 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 15 December 2014 Best Supporting Actress Keira Knightley 2014 San Diego Film Festival Awards 3 October 2014Best Gala Film The Imitation Game 2014 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 14 December 2014 Best Picture The Imitation Game Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore 19th Satellite Awards 15 February 2015 Best Motion Picture The Imitation Game Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Actress in a Supporting Role Keira Knightley Best Art Direction and Production Design Maria Djurkovic and Nick Dent Best Director Morten Tyldum Best Film Editing William Goldenberg Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards 25 January 2015 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Benedict Cumberbatch Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Keira Knightley Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Matthew Beard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Keira Knightley, Allen Leech and Mark Strong 2014 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 15 December 2015 Best Film The Imitation Game Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress Keira Knightley Best Director Morten Tyldum 39th Toronto International Film Festival Awards 14 September 2014 People's Choice Award for Best Film The Imitation Game 2014 USC Scripter Awards 31 January 2015 Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore, Andrew Hodges 2014 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 5 January 2015 Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch 2014 Visual Effects Society Awards 4 February 2015 Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion PictureStuart Bullen, Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Simon Rowe 2014 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 8 December 2014 Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore 2014 Writers Guild of America Awards 14 February 2015 Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore
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