The Imitation Game

Mathematician, logician and cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the pioneer of modern-day computing, is credited with cracking the codes produced by Germany’s ‘unbreakable’ Enigma machine, which had 159 million million million possible settings. THE IMITATION GAME portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain’s top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. The motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers had a powerful ally in Prime Minister Winston Churchill who authorised the provision of any resource they required. The film spans the key periods of Turing’s life, from his unhappy teenage years at boarding school and the triumph of his secret wartime work on the revolutionary electro-mechanical ‘Bombe’, which was capable of breaking 3,000 Enigma-generated naval codes a day, to the tragedy of his post-war decline, following his conviction for a now outdated criminal offence.

A complicated and troubled man, whose contributions and genius significantly shortened the war, saving thousands of lives, Turing may have been the eventual victim of an unenlightened British Establishment, but his work and legacy live on.

2015 Academy Awards
Nominated, Best Motion Picture
Nominated, Best Achievement in Film Editing
Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated, Best Director
Nominated, Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated, Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated, Best Original Score
Nominated, Best Production Design

2015 Golden Globes
Nominated, Best Performance by Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated, Best Performance by Actor
Nominated, Best Motion Picture
Nominated, Best Original Score
Nominated, Best Screenplay

2015 BAFTA Awards
Nominated, Best Editing
Nominated, Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Nominated, Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated, Best Sound
Nominated, Best Production Design
Nominated, Best Costume Design
Nominated, Best Film
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress
Nominated, Best Leading Actor

2015 PGA Awards
Nominated, Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

2015 SAG Awards
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

2015 DGA Awards
Nominated, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

2015 WGA Awards
Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay