The following is a list of awards and nominations received by English actor Benedict Cumberbatch. He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as the title character in Patrick Melrose. He earned six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for playing the role of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock. He also received three Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Frankenstein. His portrayal of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In addition, he has received seven BAFTA Award nominations, five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and three Golden Globe Award nominations, among others. 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.
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Major awards edit
Academy Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Best Actor | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [1] |
2022 | The Power of the Dog | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Awards | ||||
2015 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [2] |
2022 | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | ||
British Academy Television Awards | ||||
2004 | Best Actor | Hawking | Nominated | |
2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Small Island | Nominated | [3] |
2011 | Best Actor | Sherlock | Nominated | |
2012 | Nominated | [4] | ||
2015 | Nominated | [5] | ||
2017 | Richard III | Nominated | [6] | |
2019 | Patrick Melrose | Won | [7] | |
British Academy Britannia Awards | ||||
2013 | British Artist of the Year | Won | [8] |
Critics' Choice Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards | ||||
2013 | Best Acting Ensemble | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | [9] |
August: Osage County | Nominated | [9] | ||
2014 | Best Actor | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [10] |
Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | [10] | ||
2016 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Doctor Strange | Nominated | [11] |
2021 | Best Actor | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | [12] |
Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |||
Critics' Choice Television Awards | ||||
2012 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Sherlock | Won | [13] |
2013 | Parade's End | Nominated | [14] | |
2014 | Sherlock | Nominated | [15] | |
Critics' Choice Super Awards | ||||
2023 | Best Actor in a Superhero Movie | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Nominated | [16] |
Emmy Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2012 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Nominated | [17] |
2013 | Parade's End | Nominated | ||
2014 | Sherlock: His Last Vow | Won | ||
2016 | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Nominated | ||
2017 | Sherlock: The Lying Detective | Nominated | ||
2018 | Patrick Melrose | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Sherlock | Nominated | [18] |
2015 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [19] |
2018 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Patrick Melrose | Nominated | |
2022 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | [20] |
Olivier Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Hedda Gabler | Nominated | |
2012 | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Frankenstein | Won | [21] |
2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Hamlet | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | August: Osage County | Nominated | [22] |
12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |||
2014 | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [23] | |
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Actor | Nominated | [23] | ||
Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Sherlock | Nominated | [23] | |
2017 | Nominated | [24] | ||
2022 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | [25] |
Toronto International Film Festival edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
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2021 | TIFF Tribute Actor Award | The Power of the Dog | Won | [26] |
Industry awards edit
AACTA Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best International Actor | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [27] |
2021 | The Power of the Dog | Won | [28] |
British Independent Film Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominated | [29] |
2014 | Best Actor | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [30] |
The Variety Award | Won | [31] |
Hollywood Film Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2013 | Best Ensemble | August: Osage County | Won | [32] |
2014 | Best Actor | The Imitation Game | Won | [33] |
National Film Awards UK edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
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2015 | Best Actor | The Imitation Game | Won | [34] |
2022 | Outstanding Performance | The Power of the Dog | Nominated | [35] |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2019 | Favorite Male Voice from an Animated Movie | The Grinch | Nominated | [36] |
Satellite Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2014 | Best Actor – Motion Picture | The Imitation Game | Nominated | [37] |
2021 | The Power of the Dog | Won | [38] |
Saturn Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Star Trek Into Darkness | Nominated | [39] |
2017 | Best Actor in a Film | Doctor Strange | Nominated | [40] |
Teen Choice Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2014 | Choice Animated Movie: Voice | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Nominated | [41] |
2017 | Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy | Doctor Strange | Nominated | [42] |
Television awards edit
Crime Thriller Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
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2010 | Best Actor | Sherlock | Won | |
2012 | Won |
Golden Nymph Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
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2004 | Television Films - Best Performance by an Actor | Hawking | Won | |
2006 | Mini-Series - Best Performance by an Actor | To the Ends of the Earth | Won | |
2014 | Television Films - Best Performance by an Actor | Sherlock | Nominated |
National Television Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2011 | Best Drama Performance | Sherlock | Nominated | [43] |
2013 | Nominated | [44] | ||
2014 | Best TV Detective | Won | [45] |
Satellite Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2008 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | The Last Enemy | Nominated | [46] |
2010 | Sherlock | Nominated | [47] | |
2012 | Won | [48] | ||
2013 | Parade's End | Nominated | [49] |
TV Choice Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
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2012 | Best Actor | Sherlock | Won | [50] |
2014 | Won | [51] |
Theatre awards edit
Critics' Circle Theatre Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2012 | Best Actor | Frankenstein | Won | [52] |
Evening Standard Theatre Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2010 | Best Actor | After the Dance | Nominated | [53] |
2011 | Frankenstein | Won | [54] |
Ian Charleson Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
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2001 | Best Classical Stage Performance | Love's Labour's Lost | Nominated | |
2005 | Hedda Gabler | Won |
Whatsonstage.com Awards edit
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs. |
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2011 | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | After the Dance | Nominated | [55] |
2016 | Hamlet | Won | [56] |