From Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot to Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, the ability to play "disability" is a definite asset for an actor, a source of genuine acclaim.
Variety reports that the film will be directed by Shane Meadows, who is keen to reach out to a wider audience after his first two movies, Twenty Four Seven and A Room For Romeo Brass, garnered critical but not box-office acclaim.
Cumberbatch's prickly, witty lead performance has won universal plaudits, and there was acclaim, too, for Keira Knightley, who plays a fellow mathematician to whom Turing was briefly engaged.
Just as last year, the jury gave its ultimate acclaim to a brilliant director who has accumulated an overwhelmingly deserving reputation but had actually given us something less than his very best work.
They exemplify Chinese philosopher and poet Lao Tzu's saying: "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him.
When Noah takes over, Comedy Central will have completely remade the one-hour comedy block that gave the network critical acclaim and, arguably, its identity.
He then made a strenuous effort for critical acclaim with his role as the serial killer Albert DeSalvo in The Boston Strangler (1968), flashily directed with use of a split screen.
The rest of the bill saw the Academy play on its own, opening with Benjamin Britten's ten-part tribute to his tutor Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, the piece which brought the composer worldwide acclaim.
While Amazon's original content hasn't received the same kind of acclaim as Netflix shows House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, there have been quiet successes: its political satire Alpha House, starring John Goodman, earned strong reviews, and Amazon has picked up BBC period thriller Ripper Street for a third season.
But after the accolades and the acclaim died down, reality has slowly set in.
He's also received near universal acclaim for his Seven Sonatas, inspired by the Italian composer Scarlatti, which will headline ABT's London season at Sadler's Wells next month.
