List of awards and nominations received by Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch awards and nominations
	Cumberbatch at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
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Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
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Wins	32
Nominations	109
	Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Benedict Cumberbatch.

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For his roles on film he received two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Alan Turning in the historical drama The Imitation Game (2014) and a sadistic rancher in the western psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021). In addition, he has received two BAFTA Award nominations, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations among others.

He gained stardom and acclaim for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the PBS series Sherlock from 2010 to 2017. The role earned him six Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014). He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for playing the title character in the Showtime series Patrick Melrose (2018).

For his roles on the West End stage, he received three Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Frankenstein (2012). 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.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Best Actor	The Imitation Game	Nominated	^[1]
2022	Best Actor	The Power of the Dog	Nominated	^[2]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2015	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Imitation Game	Nominated	^[3]
2022	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Power of the Dog	Nominated	^[4]
British Academy Television Awards
2004	Best Actor	Hawking	Nominated	^[5]
2009	Best Supporting Actor	Small Island	Nominated	^[6]
2011	Best Actor	Sherlock	Nominated	^[7]
2012			Nominated	^[8]
2015			Nominated	^[9]
2017		Richard III	Nominated	^[10]
2019		Patrick Melrose	Won	^[11]
British Academy Britannia Awards
2013	British Artist of the Year		Won	^[12]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2013	Best Acting Ensemble	12 Years a Slave	Nominated	^[13]
2013	Best Acting Ensemble	August: Osage County	Nominated	^[13]
2014	Best Actor	The Imitation Game	Nominated	^[14]
2014	Best Acting Ensemble	The Imitation Game	Nominated	^[14]
2016	Best Actor in an Action Movie	Doctor Strange	Nominated	^[15]
2021	Best Actor	The Power of the Dog	Nominated	^[16]
2021	Best Acting Ensemble	The Power of the Dog	Nominated	^[16]
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2012	Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Sherlock	Won	^[17]
2013		Parade's End	Nominated	^[18]
2014		Sherlock	Nominated	^[19]
Critics' Choice Super Awards
2023	Best Actor in a Superhero Movie	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	Nominated	^[20]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2012	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia	Nominated	^[21]
2013		Parade's End	Nominated	^[22]
2014		Sherlock: His Last Vow	Won	^[23]
2016		Sherlock: The Abominable Bride	Nominated	^[24]
2017		Sherlock: The Lying Detective	Nominated	^[25]
2018		Patrick Melrose	Nominated	^[26]
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series	Nominated	Patrick Melrose

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Sherlock	Nominated	^[27]
2015	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	The Imitation Game	Nominated	^[28]
2018	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Patrick Melrose	Nominated	^[29]
2022	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	The Power of the Dog	Nominated	^[30]

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