John Hurt has been awarded a knighthood, making him the first Doctor to be so rewarded. From the Anglophenia write-up:
Congrats to Sir John!
Who will be the next Doctor to be knighted? Tennant, perhaps, in forty years?
Hurt has had an incredibly fruitful, fifty-year-plus career in film and television, with highlights including his performances as John Merrick in The Elephant Man in 1980 (which scored him a BAFTA award along with Golden Globe and Oscar nominations), the lead role in Nineteen Eighty-Four, and another BAFTA-winning portrayal as Quentin Crisp in the TV drama The Naked Civil Servant. These roles established him as one of the country's most accomplished actors, but he's also shown a willingness to play a diverse range of genre roles, including in such films as Alien, Harry Potter (as the wand-maker Ollivander), Midnight Express and V For Vendetta. Most recently, of course, he attracted acclaim for his role as The War Doctor in the Doctor Who anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor", making him the first ever incarnation of the Time Lord to be awarded a knighthood (although other knights to have appeared in the show include Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellen). Link
Congrats to Sir John!
Who will be the next Doctor to be knighted? Tennant, perhaps, in forty years?