- Films nominated for the British Academy Film Awards announced
- Director Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" nominated for 11 BAFTAs
- "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" each scored 10 nominations
- Award winners will be announced at a red carpet ceremony on February 16
(CNN) -- Acclaimed space drama "Gravity" leads the nominations for this year's British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) with rival movies "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" close on its heels.
The three films will compete for the Best Film award, alongside "Captain Phillips" and "Philomena," at the BAFTA red carpet ceremony in London on February 16.
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Director Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" -- starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts adrift in space -- has 11 nominations, including those for best actress for Bullock, cinematography, original screenplay and outstanding British film.
"12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" follow close behind with 10 nominations each.
"American Hustle's" David O. Russell is nominated as best director while Christian Bale and Amy Adams are up for best actor and actress awards for their roles as con-artists forced to work with a federal agent on a sting.
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The nominations for the 71st annual Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning. Nominated for best motion picture -- drama, were: "12 Years a Slave" (pictured); "Captain Phillips," "Gravity," "Philomena" and "Rush."
Nominated for best motion picture -- comedy or musical, were "American Hustle" (pictured); "Her," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Nebraska," "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Nominated for best actor in a motion picture -- drama, were Tom Hanks in "Captain Phillips" (pictured), Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave," Idris Elba in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," Matthew McConaughey in "Dallas Buyers Club" and Robert Redford in "All is Lost."
Nominated for best actress in a motion picture -- drama, were Emma Thompson in "Saving Mr. Banks" (pictured), Cate Blanchett in "Blue Jasmine," Sandra Bullock in "Gravity," Judi Dench in "Philomena" and Kate Winslet in "Labor Day."
Nominated for best actor in a motion picture -- comedy or musical, were Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street" (pictured), Christian Bale in "American Hustle," Bruce Dern in "Nebraska," Oscar Isaac in "Inside Llewyn Davis," and Joaquin Phoenix in "Her."
Nominated for best actress in a motion picture -- comedy or musical, were Meryl Streep in "August: Osage County" (pictured), Amy Adams in "American Hustle," Julie Delpy in "Before Midnight," Greta Gerwig in "Frances Ha" and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Enough Said."
Nominated for best supporting actor in a motion picture were Jared Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club" (pictured), Barkhad Abdi in "Captain Phillips," Daniel Brühl in "Rush," Bradley Cooper in "American Hustle" and Michael Fassbender in "12 Years a Slave."
Nominated for best supporting actress in a motion picture were Lupita Nyong'o in "12 Years a Slave" (pictured), Sally Hawkins in "Blue Jasmine," Jennifer Lawrence in "American Hustle," Julia Roberts in "August: Osage County" and June Squibb in "Nebraska."
Nominated for best director were Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity" (pictured); Paul Greengrass, "Captain Phillips;" Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave;" Alexander Payne, "Nebraska;" and David O. Russell, "American Hustle."
Nominated for best television series -- drama, were "House of Cards" (pictured); "Breaking Bad," "Downton Abbey," "The Good Wife" and "Masters of Sex."
Nominated for best television series -- comedy or musical, were "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (pictured), "The Big Bang Theory," "Girls," "Modern Family" and "Parks and Recreation."
Nominated for best actor in a television series -- drama, were Bryan Cranston in "Breaking Bad" (pictured), Liev Schreiber in "Ray Donovan," Michael Sheen in "Masters of Sex," Kevin Spacey in "House of Cards" and James Spader in "The Blacklist."
Nominated for best actress in a television series -- drama, were Taylor Schilling in "Orange Is the New Black" (pictured), Julianna Marguiles in "The Good Wife," Tatiana Maslany in "Orphan Black," Kerry Washington in "Scandal," and Robin Wright in "House of Cards."
Nominated for best actor in a television series -- comedy or musical, were Jason Bateman in "Arrested Development" (pictured), Don Cheadle in "House of Lies," Michael J. Fox in "The Michael J. Fox Show," Jim Parsons in "The Big Bang Theory," and Andy Samberg in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
Nominated for best actress in a television series -- comedy or musical, were Amy Poehler in "Parks and Recreation" (pictured); Zooey Deschanel in "New Girl," Lena Dunham in "Girls," Edie Falco in "Nurse Jackie," and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Veep."
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Director Steve McQueen is also in contention, for his "12 Years A Slave," about a free black man kidnapped and forced into slavery in 19th century America.
Chiwetel Ejiofor is nominated for best actor for his role in the film and his co-stars Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong'O score nominations in the best supporting actor and actress categories.
"Captain Phillips" notches up eight nominations, including best actor for Tom Hanks, in the title role. The film is based on the true story of the attempted hijacking of a ship captained by Richard Phillips off the coast of Somalia in 2009.
In other films based on real life events, Matt Damon is nominated for best supporting actor for his role as the boyfriend of flamboyant singer Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra."
The biopic, which was released in cinemas in the UK, is up for five awards in BAFTA's film section after its U.S. release on television channel HBO made it ineligible for last year's Oscars.
Damon's co-star Michael Douglas went on to win an Emmy television award for outstanding lead actor for playing the singer.
Leonardo DiCaprio has also been BAFTA-nominated for best actor for his role in "The Wolf of Wall Street," which has three nominations in total, as does "Philomena" -- including best actress for Judi Dench.
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