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**Posted by SusiGo** December 10, 2014 4:07 pm

Benedict has been nominated for two Screen Actors' Guilds Awards:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie - Sherlock

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - The Imitation Game

A third and fourth nomination went to TIG for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and to Keira Knightly as Supporting Actress.

Great news. Keeping fingers crossed. The ceremony will take place on 25 January 2015.

Last edited by SusiGo (December 10, 2014 5:02 pm)

**Posted by Liberty** December 10, 2014 5:57 pm

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

**Posted by besleybean** December 10, 2014 6:00 pm

Oh yeah.

**Posted by Ivy** December 10, 2014 6:18 pm

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

**Posted by besleybean** December 10, 2014 6:20 pm

Here's hoping.

**Posted by Ivy** December 10, 2014 6:32 pm

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.

**Posted by besleybean** December 10, 2014 6:43 pm

They sometimes get a weeeknd off and I don't know when in Jan they film.

**Posted by tonnaree** December 10, 2014 6:57 pm

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.

**Posted by besleybean** December 10, 2014 7:01 pm

I certainly agree with you!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** December 10, 2014 8:19 pm

Big congrats on the awards to him!!

**Posted by REReader** December 10, 2014 8:41 pm

Hitfix has reactions from nominees; Benedict is #5 in the gallery.

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**Posted by Ivy** January 26, 2015 8:57 am

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

**Posted by SusiGo** January 26, 2015 9:24 am

Yes. Again.

**Posted by TwoSouls** January 26, 2015 12:18 pm

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.

**Posted by SolarSystem** January 26, 2015 12:21 pm

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Benedict doesn't think about it like that.

**Posted by TwoSouls** January 26, 2015 12:54 pm

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.

**Posted by nakahara** January 26, 2015 1:18 pm

"F*ck you, BAFTA, I won an Oscar!"

(It´s unlikely that he would ever say that, but a girl can dream....)

**Posted by tonnaree** January 26, 2015 1:26 pm

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.

**Posted by Ivy** January 26, 2015 6:00 pm

I agree, tonnaree. Usually the "I played a gay guy" card works But this year he is beaten by a handicaped role or a guy who has his comeback. Bad timing I guess
But honestly, I'm sure both Michael and Eddie would deserve the Oscar.

**Posted by SolarSystem** January 26, 2015 6:44 pm

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.