Best of luck to him and the rest of the cast!

Then he'll get the Golden Globes nominations tomorrow, too.

I hope he has the time to go to these award shows, Aren't they filming Sherlock in January? And the Globes are in January, too.

Some how they work it out.  But if it comes to a choice I'd rather he be filming Sherlock than walking the red carpet.
I suspect Ben might agree with me on this also.

Big congrats on the awards to him!!

Good that he wasn't there, would have been waste of valuable time.

I know, SusiGo.
And I fear he won't have any luck at the Bafta`s either. I know it`s petty, but I somehow hope Michael Keaton wins the Bafta. Eddie Redmayne seems to be really nice and deserving of the award, but it would really look like a slap in the face for Benedict. Think about it: He doesn`t win for Hawking, he doesn`t win for Sherlock twice in a row, they don`t even nominate him for Parade`s End and then Eddie Redmayne wins....for playing Hawking.

I`m sure you are right, SolarSystem. He probably is a pretty reasonable person, unlike me. I should have written: To me that would feel as if his work isn`t really valued. I know that ultimately all of these awards don`t matter anyway.

I can't judge ER performance because I haven't seen it yet but I do have an opinion bassed on following awards for many years. 

Eddie Redmayne has the "showier" role.  That's why he's winning so much.  Not saying it's not a great performance.  Just observing that actors tend to get rewarded for roles that involve playing some sort of handicap or that require a serious physical transforamtion.

Just a few examples from the Oscars:
Marliee Matlain for Children of a Lesser God - deaf actress
Linda Hunt - The Year of Living Dangerously - woman playing a male character
Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull - great weight gain and loss
Dustin Hoffman - Rainman -  autistic charater
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club - man playing transexual prostitute.

The list is long.
Once again, not that these all weren't very deserving performances, but you do see a pattern?

Benedict and Eddie both gave amazing performances in their respective films but I do honestly think that the physical aspect of playing Hawking gives it just the slightest edge when it comes to awards.

tonnaree, I totally agree with you, I've been saying this for quite a while now.
I have seen "The Theory of Everything" and Eddie is really good in it. And not only when it comes to the physicalness of the role. There also is a very nice chemistry between him and Felicity Jones. The film as a whole however isn't really my cup of tea, for various reasons.
So. Eddie certainly deserves awards for his performance. So, I'm sure, does Michael Keaton, although I haven't seen "Birdman" yet. Keaton is celebrating a huge comeback with this role, so this also might make some members of the Academy vote for him. In my opinion Benedict is absolutely brilliant as Alan Turing - the 'problem' is that you have to look a little bit closer to realise how good he is and what he has achieved. His performance is not as showy as Eddie's or Michael's, it's more low-key and delicate. And although at the Oscar it's only actors and actresses who can vote in the Best Actor/Best Actress-category and they should know what to look for.. I'm not sure Benedict will win.