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Both the French silent drama and the war veteran thriller are set to compete in the coveted Best Film category against 'The Descendants', 'Drive' and 'The Help'.

• Jan 17, 2012

AceShowbiz - The nominations for the 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards have been announced. "The Artist" leads the pack by grabbing 12 nominations in total. They include Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director as well as Best Actor and Actress.

Trailing closely behind the critically acclaimed French silent drama is "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", which receives 11 noms in total. The thriller movie is also set to compete against "The Artist", "The Descendants" and "Drive" in the Best Film category. Additionally, it is also nominated for Outstanding British Film, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay among others.

Other movies which are nominated in multiple categories include "Hugo" which collects 9 noms, "My Week with Marilyn" which picks up six noms, as well as "The Help" and "War Horse" which nab five noms each.

"We Need to Talk About Kevin" and documentary film "Senna" are among those which surprisingly bag multiple nominations. Each of them receive 3 noms including the Outstanding British Film category. "Bridesmaids", meanwhile, collects 2 nominations, including Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.

The nominations were announced by Daniel Radcliffe, Holliday Grainger and BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie. Winners of the 2012 BAFTA Awards will be revealed at the ceremony held on Sunday, February 12 at the Royal Opera House in London. Stephen Fry will host the show, which will be broadcast live on BBC One.

Best Film:

• "The Artist"
• "The Descendants"
• "Drive"
• "The Help"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

• "My Week With Marilyn"
• "Senna"
• "Shame"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
• "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

• "Attack the Block" - Joe Cornish (director/writer)
• "Black Pond" - Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
• "Coriolanus" - Ralph Fiennes (director)
• "mSubmarine%" - Richard Ayoade (director/writer)
• "Tyrannosaur" - Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)

• "Incendies"
• "Pina"
• "Potiche"
• "A Separation"
• "The Skin I Live In"

• "The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius
• "Drive" - Nicolas Winding Refn
• "Hugo" - Martin Scorsese
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" - Tomas Alfredson
• "We Need To Talk About Kevin" - Lynne Ramsay

• Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"
• Gary Oldman - "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
• George Clooney - "The Descendants"
• Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"
• Michael Fassbender - "Shame"

• Berenice Bejo - "The Artist"
• Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"
• Michelle Williams - "My Week With Marilyn"
• Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
• Viola Davis - "The Help"

• Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"
• Jim Broadbent - "The Iron Lady"
• Jonah Hill - "Moneyball"
• Kenneth Branagh - "My Week With Marilyn"
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Ides of March"

• Carey Mulligan - "Drive"
• Jessica Chastain - "The Help"
• Judi Dench - "My Week With Marilyn"
• Melissa McCarthy - "Bridesmaids"
• Octavia Spencer - "The Help"

• "George Harrison: Living In The Material World"
• "Project Nim"
• "Senna"

• "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"
• "Arthur Christmas"
• "Rango"

• "The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius
• "Bridesmaids" - Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
• "The Guard" - John Michael McDonagh
• "The Iron Lady" - Abi Morgan
• "Midnight In Paris" - Woody Allen

• "The Descendants" - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
• "The Help" - Tate Taylor
• "The Ides of March" - George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
• "Moneyball" - Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

• "The Artist"
• "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
• "Hugo"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
• "War Horse"

• "The Artist"
• "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"
• "Hugo"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
• "War Horse"

• "The Artist"
• "Drive"
• "Hugo"
• "Senna"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

• "The Artist"
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II"
• "Hugo"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
• "War Horse"

• "The Artist"
• "Hugo"
• "Jane Eyre"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

• "The Artist"
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II"
• "Hugo"
• "The Iron Lady"
• "My Week With Marilyn"

• "The Artist"
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II"
• "Hugo"
• "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
• "War Horse"

• "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II"
• "Hugo"
• "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
• "War Horse"

• "Abuelas"
• "Bobby Yeah"
• "A Morning Stroll"

• "Chalk"
• "Mwansa the Great"
• "Only Sound Remains"
• "Pitch Black Heist"
• "Two and Two"

• Adam Deacon
• Chris Hemsworth
• Chris O'Dowd
• Eddie Redmayne
• Tom Hiddleston