DHAKA: Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are among a host of British stars in contention for the 2015 Golden Globe awards.

Cumberbatch, Redmayne and fellow Briton David Oyelowo make up three of the nominees for best actor in a drama.

Felicity Jones, Redmayne’s co-star in Stephen Hawking biopic ‘The Theory of Everything’, is up for actress in a drama, as is Gone Girl’s Rosamund Pike.

The 72nd Golden Globes will be held in Beverly Hills on 11 January, reports the BBC.

Cumberbatch’s citation comes for his role as code breaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, for which Keira Knightley gets a best supporting actress nod.

Oyelowo is shortlisted for playing Martin Luther King in civil rights tale Selma, which is nominated for the coveted best film drama prize alongside Boyhood, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything and Foxcatcher.

Ralph Fiennes is recognised for his comic performance in The Grand Budapest Hotel, which joins Birdman, Stephen Sondheim adaptation Into the Woods, Bill Murray comedy St Vincent and British film Pride in the best film comedy or musical.

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