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The Stephen Hawking biopic _The Theory of Everything_ also fared well with ten nominations, as did the black comedy _Birdman_. Somewhat surprisingly, the civil rights film _Selma_, which stars British actor David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., failed to receive a single nomination. The awards, which will be hosted by comedian Stephen Fry, will take place on Feb. 8\. All the nominees in the five main categories are: **Best Film:** _The Grand Budapest Hotel_ _The Theory Of Everything_ _Birdman_ _The Imitation Game_ _Boyhood_ **Leading Actress:** Felicity Jones — _The Theory Of Everything_ Julianne Moore — _Still Alice_ Reese Witherspoon — _Wild_ Amy Adams — _Big Eyes_ Rosamund Pike — _Gone Girl_ **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_ **Supporting Actress:** Keira Knightley — _The Imitation Game_ Imelda Staunton — _Pride_ Emma Stone — _Birdman_ Patricia Arquette — _Boyhood_ Rene Russo — _Nightcrawler_ **Supporting Actor:** J.K. Simmons — _Whiplash_ Mark Ruffalo — _Foxcatcher_ Steve Carell — _Foxcatcher_ Edward Norton — _Birdman_ Ethan Hawke — _Boyhood_ **Best Director:** Alejandro G. IñáRritu — _Birdman_ Wes Anderson — _The Grand Budapest Hotel_ James Marsh — _The Theory Of Everything_ Richard Linklater — _Boyhood_ Damien Chazelle — _Whiplash_ ### Benedict Cumberbatch Roles You Didn’t Know About  Van Gogh: Painted with Words This 2010 docu-drama by the BBC starred Cumberbatch as the tormented Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. BBC  The Other Boleyn Girl Cumberbatch plays William Carey, a courtier and husband to Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) in this 2008 historical drama pic. Columbia  Amazing Grace Cumberbatch played William Pitt the Younger, the youngest ever Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in this 2006 drama about banning the slave trade in the British Empire. Samuel Goldwyn  Creation Cumberbatch (right) played Joseph Dalton Hooker, an esteemed British botanist and close friend of Charles Darwin (Paul Bettany), in this 2009 British film about Darwin. Newmarket  Stuart: A Life Backwards This 2007 television drama co-produced by the BBC and HBO starred Tom Hardy as the titular character Stuart Shorter, a homeless activist, with Cumberbatch as Alexander Masters, an author and friend of Stuart. HBO  Parade's End The BBC and HBO teamed up for another Cumberbatch series in 2012 with Parade’s End which saw the actor play Christopher Tietjens, an English aristocrat and statistician for the British government. BBC  War Horse Cumberbatch (left) takes on the role of Major Jamie Stewart, the leader of a cavalry company in World War I in this 2011 war drama by Spielberg. Disney  Atonement Marking one of his creepier roles, Cumberbatch played a rapist named Paul Marshall in this 2007 British drama that starred James McAvoy and Keira Knightley. Universal  Fortysomething Cumberbatch plays Rory, the son of Paul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), in this six episode 2003 British comedy television series. ITV  Starter for 10 This 2006 British comedy had Cumberbatch (second from right) take on the role of Patrick Watts, the smug team captain for a British game show called University Challenge. 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