Golden Globes: British stars competing as awards season begins
Some of the country's finest film talent could be celebrating tonight as the awards season starts with the Golden Globes.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne will go head-to-head in Los Angeles for the best movie actor prize at the prestigious awards.
They are among a wealth of British stars and productions up for prizes, including Felicity Jones and Rosamund Pike who will contest the best film actress award.
Cumberbatch is up for his performance as Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, while Redmayne is recognised for his role as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything.
Both men already have Bafta and Screen Actors Guild nominations and are expected to feature when the Oscar nominations are announced.
They face another British actor in their category, David Oyelowo, for his performance in Selma, as well as Steve Carell for Foxcatcher and Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler.
Felicity Jones is up for her portrayal of Hawking's first wife Jane in the biopic examining their relationship and career successes, with Pike honoured for her appearance in Gone Girl.
Making up the category are Jennifer Aniston for Cake, Julianne Moore for Still Alice and Reese Witherspoon for Wild.
The Theory Of Everything and The Imitation Game are also up for best picture along with Selma, Foxcatcher and Boyhood which US director Richard Linklater filmed over a period of 12 years.
Other high-profile Brits include Keira Knightley who is nominated for best supporting actress in a film for her role in The Imitation Game.
The Theory Of Everything and The Imitation Game are also up for best picture along with Selma, Foxcatcher and Boyhood which US director Richard Linklater filmed over a period of 12 years.
Other high-profile Brits include Keira Knightley who is nominated for best supporting actress in a film for her role in The Imitation Game.
Dame Helen Mirren competes in the category of best actress in a film comedy or musical for The Hundred-Foot Journey, alongside Emily Blunt for Into The Woods.
Ralph Fiennes's role in The Grand Budapest Hotel sees him up for best actor in a film comedy or musical, against the likes of Michael Keaton, Bill Murray, Joaquin Phoenix and Christoph Waltz.
Keaton's film Birdman topped the lists with seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game have five each.
British film Pride has also been recognised as one of the five nominees in the best musical or comedy film category.
Further UK success came in the television categories for the awards.
Downton Abbey and the Northern Ireland-filmed Game Of Thrones compete for best TV series, and BBC1 drama The Missing is up for best mini-series.
British nominees in the television categories include Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt, The Good Wife's Alan Cumming and Ricky Gervais, nominated for his comedy Derek.
British stars Clive Owen (The Knick) and Dominic West (The Affair) are nominated for best actor in a TV drama, Gervais for best actor in a TV comedy or musical and Martin Freeman (Fargo) for best actor in a mini-series.
Others include Frances O'Connor (The Missing) for best actress in a mini-series, Cumming (The Good Wife) for best TV supporting actor and Froggatt for best TV supporting actress.