tiharoa wrote:

veecee wrote:

1. Benedict was quite charming in the red carpet interview I saw (can't find the link now). He was totally starstruck by other attendees. He almost left his own interview to go see Adele.

There was a tumblr saying:  
"I wonder if Benedict Cumberbatch was excited to see Adele because he loves her music, or because she has a baby that he can take pictures with."
 

For gods sake someone hand that man a baby!

The man always handles not winning with such grace and humility it's beautiful (I refrain from saying 'lose' because it implies failure of ones career over a fancy paperweight/ doorstop.) I can smile and play at being gracious when I don't win something but there is always that lump in your throat where you are biting back the choking disappointment.

I feel for him.​

Exactly. And one shouldn't forget that some awards are given for "political" reasons, e.g. because someone simply deserved one after having been nominated for the umpteenth time or should have gotten one the year before for a much better performance and so on. I've always been a fan of Peter O'Toole who was nominated seven or eight times and "only" was awarded an Honorary Oscar. Besides, Benedict is just starting with films that may earn him such nominations (and awards). 

Ivy wrote:

There are a lot of films you know will get an award even before the filming starts. And there a lot of award winning films that I found immensely boring and trivial.

I couldn't agree more! That's why I always take these things with a grain of salt. I'm always happy when a performance or film I thought deserved to win does, but it doesn't diminish my appreciation of it if it doesn't. There are all kinds of motives behind how awards are given, sometimes genuine talent is the least of them.