BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH didn’t manage to pick up an Oscar award this year. But he is set to receive the most prestigious titles an actor can get: according to reports, the “Sherlock” star is due to be given CBE in the Queen’s birthday honors this Saturday.

    The Sun has claimed the 38-year-old actor will be rewarded for his services to drama, after having starred in the hit BBC program since 2010.

    The Sun reported that it’s quite surprising that Cumberbatch will be given the huge honor at such a young age, with a general feeling within the industry that he might be taking the honor too early.

    “It’s not as though he’s a veteran actor such as John Hurt, who didn’t get the CBE until he was 64,” the newspaper quoted a source. Another insider added: “Benedict is clearly very talented but a CBE is normally those coming towards the end of their careers.”

    The Sun also claimed that the star, who rose to international fame just five years ago thanks to his role as the iconic fictional detective, was told of his coup weeks ago.

    A CBE is Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and is given to those who have a prominent role at a national level in their field — in Cumberbatch’s case, drama.

    However, it is a lesser title than a knighthood or damehood, which is awarded to those who have had a significantly long-running contribution in their area.

    As well as Cumberbatch’s role in the internationally successful “Sherlock,” he also reaped the benefits of his role as Alan Turing in this year’s hit film “The Imitation Game.” He received nods at the Oscars as well as the BAFTAs, the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globes.(SD-Agencies)