And The List Of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Award Nominations Just Keeps Growing

Look at that smug lizard – he’s practically visualizing his trophy case buckling under the weight of all those prospective awards. “Oh heavens, I don’t know if I could accept another! The shelves are already frightfully overburdened. Okay, maybe just an Oscar…”

Speaking of, it appears creepy otter man Benedict Cumberbatch is one step closer to an Oscar nomination. The fancy British half-brother of the Academy Awards, the BAFTAs, were announced today by the newly-engaged Stephen Fry and hot piece of haddock n’ chips Sam Claflin, and one of the first names to be called was that of Bluegrass Cobblepot himself for Leading Actor for The Imitation Game. Blunderson’s Imitation Game co-star Keira Knightley also got a nomination for Supporting Actress.

The list of BAFTA nominees is after the cut, and it sounds like the British still haven’t forgiven Rachel Green for ruining Emma Waltham’s wedding, because there was no Leading Actress nomination for Jennifer Aniston. NO! It’s because they never screened Cake across the pond.

LEADING ACTOR
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman

LEADING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones, The Theory Of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

DIRECTOR
Alejandro G. IñáRritu, Birdman
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
James Marsh, The Theory Of Everything
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Theory Of Everything
The Imitation Game
American Sniper
Gone Girl
Paddington

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Boyhood
Whiplash
Nightcrawler

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
’71
The Theory Of Everything
Under The Skin
Pride
The Imitation Game
Paddington

FILM
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Theory Of Everything
Birdman
The Imitation Game
Boyhood

SUPPORTING ACTOR
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Edward Norton, Birdman
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Imelda Staunton, Pride
Emma Stone, Birdman
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Rene Russo, Nightcrawler

EE RISING STAR
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Jack O’Connell
Shailene Woodley
Margot Robbie
Miles Teller

ANIMATED FILM
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie
Big Hero 6

The whole list can be found here.

Well, there you have it – once again, Angelina Jolie goes unrecognized for her directorial work on Unbroken. RUDE! Don’t they know she was knighted or sainted or whatever by The Queen? Doesn’t that mean anything anymore? Um, actually – don’t answer that.