Did you know that…
… Benedict won his first BAFTA after 8 nominations (7 for BAFTA TV and 1 for BAFTA Film) for his performance as the title character of Showtime’s ‘Patrick Melrose’ (2018), a role he got after saying he’d like to play it in a AMA session on Reddit?
Benedict Cumberbatch has won and been nominated to several awards for his work on Cinema, TV, Theatre and Radio. Well acclaimed, the actor has won an Emmy for Sherlock, a BAFTA for Patrick Melrose, and an Olivier for Frankenstein. In 2015, Cumberbatch had been nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.
FILM & TV
AACTA Awards
- 2015 — Best International Actor for The Imitation Game →
Nominated
Academy Awards
- 2015 — Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Imitation Game →
Nominated
BAFTA Awards (Film)
- 2015 — Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Imitation Game →
Nominated
BAFTA Awards (TV)
- 2004 — Best Leading Actor for Hawing →
Nominated - 2009 — Best Supporting Actor for Small Island →
Nominated - 2011 — Best Leading Actor for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2012 — Best Leading Actor for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2015 — Best Leading Actor for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2017 — Best Leading Actor for Richard III →
Nominated - 2019 — Best Leading Actor for Patrick Melrose → WON
BAFTA LA — Britannia Awards
- 2013 — Britannia Award for British of The Year → WON
British Independent Film Awards
- 2011 — Best Supporting Actor for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy →
Nominated - 2014 — Best Actor for The Imitation Game →
Nominated - 2014 — Variety Award → WON
Crime Thriller Awards
- 2010 — Best Actor for Sherlock → WON
- 2012 — Best Actor for Sherlock → WON
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
- 2013 — Best Acting Ensemble for 12 Years A Slave →
Nominated - 2013 — Best Acting Ensemble for August: Osage County →
Nominated - 2014 — Best Acting Ensemble for The Imitation Game →
Nominated - 2014 — Best Actor for The Imitation Game →
Nominated - 2016 — Best Actor in an Action Movie for Doctor Strange →
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards
- 2012 — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia →
Nominated - 2013 — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Parade’s End →
Nominated - 2014 — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock: His Last Vow → WON
- 2016 — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride →
Nominated - 2017 — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock: The Lying Detective →
Nominated - 2018 — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Patrick Melrose →
Nominted - 2018 — Outstanding Miniseries with Patrick Melrose →
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
- 2012 — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2014 — Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for The Imitation Game →
Nominated - 2018 — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Patrick Melrose →
Nominated
Golden Nymph Awards
- 2004 — Television Films – Best Performance by an Actor for Hawking → WON
- 2006 — Mini-Series – Best Performance by an Actor for To The Ends of The Earth → WON
- 2014 — Television Films – Best Performance by an Actor for Sherlock →
Nominated
Hollywood Film Awards
- 2013 — Best Ensemble for August: Osage County → WON
- 2014 — Best Actor for The Imitation Game → WON
MTV Movie Awards
- 2014 — Best Villain for Star Trek: Into Darkness →
Nominated - 2014 — Favorite Character for Star Trek: Into Darkness →
Nominated
National Television Awards
- 2011 — Most Popular Male Drama Performance for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2013 — Most Popular Male Drama Performance for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2014 — Best TV Detective → WON
Satellite Awards
- 2008 — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for The Last Enemy →
Nominated - 2010 — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2012 — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Sherlock → WON
- 2013 — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Parade’s End →
Nominated - 2014 — Best Actor – Motion Picture for The Imitation Game →
Nominated
Saturn Awards
- 2013 — Best Supporting Actor for Star Trek: Into Darkness →
Nominated - 2017 — Best Actor in a Film for Doctor Strange →
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2013 — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for August: Osage County →
Nominated - 2013 — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for 12 Years a Slave →
Nominated - 2014 — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for The Imitation Game →
Nominated - 2014 — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for The Imitation Game →
Nominated - 2014 — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for Sherlock →
Nominated - 2017 — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for Sherlock →
Nominated
Teen Choice Awards
- 2014 — Choice Animated Movie: Voice for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug →
Nominated - 2017 — Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy for Doctor Strange →
Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards
- 2012 — Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actor for Sherlock → WON
- 2013 — Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actor for Parade’s End →
Nominated - 2014 — Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actor for Sherlock →
Nominated
THEATRE
Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
- 2012 – Best Actor for Frankenstein → WON
Evening Standard Theatre Awards
- 2010 — Best Actor for After The Dance →
Nominated - 2011 — Best Actor (with Jonny Lee Miller) for Frankenstein → WON
Ian Charleson Awards
- 2001 — Best Classical Stage Performance for Love’s Labour’s Lost →
Nominated - 2001 — Best Classical Stage Performance for Hedda Glaber → WON
Laurence Olivier Awards
- 2006 — Best Performance in a Supporting Role for Hedda Glaber →
Nominated - 2012 — Best Actor (with Jonny Lee Miller) for Frankenstein → WON
- 2016 — Best Actor for Hamlet →
Nominated
Whatsonstage.com Awards
- 2011 — Best Actor in a Play for After the Dance →
Nominated - 2016 — Best Actor in a Play for Hamlet → WON