Baftas 2015: Eddie Redmayne beats Benedict Cumberbatch to win Best Actor
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pitting fellow favourite Benedict Cumberbatch to the post, the 33-year-old also beat theThe Imitation Game actor at the Golden Globes for the same role last month. open image in gallery David Beckham with Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in the Baftas winners room As well as Cumberbatch, Redmayne faced competition for the Best Actor award from Michael Keaton, Birdman, Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler. The Theory of Everything has also scooped a Gold Globe for Best Original Score and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Redmayne. Often seen as an indicator for Oscar’s results, Redmayne’s Bafta win puts him in a good position to claim the Best Actor award at Hollywood’s most prestigious ceremony.
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