The
British
actors
will
go
up
against
Steve
Carrell
for
Foxcatcher
and
Jake
Gyllenhaal
for
Nightcrawler.
So,
3
English
actors
are
competing
for
one
that
too
major
category
which
is
Best
Actor.
The
Imitation
Game
and
The
Theory
Of
Everything
are
both
up
for
best
motion
picture
(drama),
fighting
against
Boyhood,
Foxcatcher
and
Selma.
Coming
to
the
television,
British
actor,
Martin
Freeman,
bagged
a
best
actor
in
a
miniseries
for
his
role
in
Fargo.
He
will
fight
against
Woody
Harrelson,
Matthew
McConaughey,
Mark
Ruffalo
and
Billy
Bob
Thornton.
English
comedian
Ricky
Gervais
got
the
best
actor
in
a
TV
comedy
nomination
and
is
contending
against
Louis
CK,
Don
Cheadle,
William
H
Macy
and
Jeffrey
Tambor.
Meanwhile,
the
34-year-old
British
actress
Joanne
Froggatt
has
got
Best
supporting
actress
(TV)
for
Downton
Abbey.
She
is
competing
with
Uzo
Aduba,
Kathy
Bates,
Allison
Janney
and
Michelle
Monaghan.