"The Imitation Game" actor Benedict Cumberbatch is excited about telling his parents on his Oscar nomination for the new biopic about Alan Turing.

In a report from ABC News, Benedict Cumberbatch said that he's "so excited and honored to receive this recognition."

"It's wonderful to be included by the Academy in this exceptional year of performances. To ring my parents who are both actors and tell them that their only son has been nominated for an Oscar is one of the proudest moments of my life," he said.

Keira Knightly, Benedict Cumberbatch's co-star in "The Imitation Game," was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress. She said: "I'm so honored and grateful for this nomination and to be in the company of such talented and inspiring actresses. Thank you to the Academy for this recognition and also for honouring so many of the film's storytellers. I would like to think the many recognitions the Academy has given our movie is a celebration of Alan Turing's legacy."

His turn as Alan Turing was praised by critics even as they claimed that the movie itself was "mediocre."

"Benedict Cumberbatch has been labeled an accidental superstar and for good reason," Scott "Kubryk" Sawitz wrote for Inside Pulse. " Without classical movie star looks, and without the sort of tabloid lifestyle most superstars have, Cumberbatch has quickly gone from being that actor everyone loves in something to on the verge of superstardom."

"The Imitation Game" actor Benedict Cumberbatch should be in cloud nine right now because in addition to his Oscar nomination, his fiancée Sophie Hunter is also set to give birth to their first child. The report came just two months after they announced their engagement.

"I am delighted to confirm that Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are expecting their first child. They are both over the moon," the rep told Daily Mail.