Benedict Cumberbatch received Zurich Film Festival ’s Golden Eye Award on Monday.

“He’s one of the most versatile and charismatic actors of today’s cinema,” said festival director Christian Jungen.

“I like the idea of continuing, not retiring,” said “overwhelmed” Cumberbatch, accepting the prize and thanking his family and those who “dared to take a chance on him.” “It’s a huge privilege to be able to do that, tell stories that are important to you. You are about to see one of the results of that.”

The two-time Academy Award nominee – for “The Imitation Game” and “The Power of the Dog” – also moved the Zurich audience with “ The Thing With Feathers .”

Written and directed by Dylan Southern, and inspired by Max Porter’s book “Grief Is the Thing With Feathers,” it sees Cumberbatch a

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