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Lincoln leads Bafta shortlists with 10 nominations Baftas: Lincoln leads but Spielberg snubbed
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Lincoln has led this year's Baftas with 10 nominations including best film and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis.  
US civil war drama, Lincoln has led this year's Baftas with 10 nominations including best film and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis.
Day-Lewis's co-stars Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field have been shortlisted for best supporting actor and actress.Day-Lewis's co-stars Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field have been shortlisted for best supporting actor and actress.
However, the film's award-winning director Steven Spielberg missed out in the best director category.
Musical adaptation Les Miserables and Ang Lee's Life of Pi have both received nine nominations.Musical adaptation Les Miserables and Ang Lee's Life of Pi have both received nine nominations.
Bond film Skyfall is close behind with eight nominations, including best British film and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem. Speaking to the BBC's Lizo Mzimba at the announcement, film critic Mark Kermode said: "As far as Lincoln was concerned, all the attention was on Daniel Day-Lewis because, whatever anybody thinks about the film - and the critics have been somewhat divided, everybody thought his performance was captivating and completely believable."
Following closely behind the leaders pack was Bond film Skyfall with eight nominations, including best British film and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem.
It will battle it out with four other titles to be named outstanding British film at the awards ceremony on 10 February.It will battle it out with four other titles to be named outstanding British film at the awards ceremony on 10 February.
They are The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, and Seven Psychopaths. They were The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, and Seven Psychopaths.
The nominations were announced by Alice Eve and Jeremy Irvine at the The British Academy of Film and Television Arts headquarters in London on Wednesday.The nominations were announced by Alice Eve and Jeremy Irvine at the The British Academy of Film and Television Arts headquarters in London on Wednesday.
Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman have been recognised in the lead actor and actress categories in Tom Hooper's big-screen adaptation of Les Miserables.Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman have been recognised in the lead actor and actress categories in Tom Hooper's big-screen adaptation of Les Miserables.
Ben Affleck's Argo has received seven nominations with Affleck in the running for best director and best actor.Ben Affleck's Argo has received seven nominations with Affleck in the running for best director and best actor.
Other American movies to feature in the shortlist for this year's Bafta awards are Zero Dark Thirty with five nominations, including best director for Kathryn Bigelow and The Master which received four. Other American movies to feature in the shortlist for this year's Bafta awards were Zero Dark Thirty with five nominations, including best director for Kathryn Bigelow and Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master which received four.
Silver Linings Playbook has nods for Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in the best actress and best actor categories. The romantic comedy-drama has also been nominated for best adapted screenplay. Silver Linings Playbook garnered nods for Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in the best actress and best actor categories. The romantic comedy-drama has also been nominated for best adapted screenplay.
Dame Helen Mirren has been nominated for best actress for her role as Alfred Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville in Hitchcock.Dame Helen Mirren has been nominated for best actress for her role as Alfred Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville in Hitchcock.
There were some notable exclusions with the Oscar-winning British director of The King's Speech, Tom Hooper, who missed a director's nod for Les Miserables and another British Oscar-winner, Sam Mendes, who was left out of the same category for Skyfall. However, there were some other notable exclusions in this year's shortlist.
Bond star Daniel Craig, who was nominated for his role as the suave spy in the film Casino Royale, also missed out on the acting category. While Les Miserables was the only British film to feature in both the best film and best British film categories, its Oscar-winning director, Tom Hooper, missed out on a director's nod while another British Oscar-winner, Sam Mendes, was also left out of the same category for Skyfall.
James Bond star Daniel Craig, who was nominated for his role as the suave spy in the film Casino Royale, also missed out in the acting category.
Though the film is in the running for best British film, it means the Bond series is still looking for its first ever nomination for best film.Though the film is in the running for best British film, it means the Bond series is still looking for its first ever nomination for best film.
Meanwhile, while Lincoln dominates the shortlist, its director Steven Spielberg, missed out in the best director category.
Anna Karenina, based on the original Tolstoy novel and directed by Joe Wright, received a total of six nominations, including best British film. It is also in the running for best original music, and best cinematography.Anna Karenina, based on the original Tolstoy novel and directed by Joe Wright, received a total of six nominations, including best British film. It is also in the running for best original music, and best cinematography.
There were just three technical nominations for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.There were just three technical nominations for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Searching for Sugar Man, the true story of the 1970s rocker Rodriguez is up against The Imposter, about the 1997 case of the French confidence man Frederic Bourdin for best documentary.Searching for Sugar Man, the true story of the 1970s rocker Rodriguez is up against The Imposter, about the 1997 case of the French confidence man Frederic Bourdin for best documentary.
Also in the category were McCullin, West of Memphis and Marley.Also in the category were McCullin, West of Memphis and Marley.
Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or-winner, Amour, about an octogenarian couple coping with illness received four nominations, with Emmanuelle Riva announced as in the running for best actress and Haneke up for best director.Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or-winner, Amour, about an octogenarian couple coping with illness received four nominations, with Emmanuelle Riva announced as in the running for best actress and Haneke up for best director.
Completing the line up for best director was Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained, which received a total of five nominations, including best supporting actor for Christoph Waltz.Completing the line up for best director was Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained, which received a total of five nominations, including best supporting actor for Christoph Waltz.
The nominees for this year's rising star award were announced on Monday with four out of the five contenders female. The nominees for this year's Bafta rising star award were announced on Monday with four out of the five contenders female.
Juno Temple, Andrea Riseborough, Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander and Life of Pi actor Suraj Sharma have all been tipped as the future stars of cinema.Juno Temple, Andrea Riseborough, Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander and Life of Pi actor Suraj Sharma have all been tipped as the future stars of cinema.
Previous winners include James McAvoy, Kristen Stewart and Tom Hardy.Previous winners include James McAvoy, Kristen Stewart and Tom Hardy.
It is the only accolade at the annual awards ceremony to be voted for by the public.It is the only accolade at the annual awards ceremony to be voted for by the public.
The winners will be announced at the ceremony which takes place for the seventh year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, hosted by Stephen Fry. The winners of the 2013 Bafta film awards will be announced at a ceremony which takes place for the seventh year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, hosted by Stephen Fry.