2013-01-09 09:20:36 -

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS' historical drama LINCOLN will be the movie to beat at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards after scoring a massive 10 nominations.
The film, which is hotly tipped for glory at the upcoming Academy

Awards, was unveiled as the favourite when the BAFTA nominations were announced by actors Alive Eve and Jeremy Irvine in London on Wednesday morning (09Jan13).
The haul of 10 nominations puts Lincoln ahead of Les Miserables and Life of Pi, which both scored nine nods from the British Academy.
All three will compete for the coveted Best Film prize, along with Ben Affleck's Argo and Kathryn Bigelow's gritty drama Zero Dark Thirty, while Day-Lewis heads up the Leading Actor category along with Affleck, Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables), Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) and Joaquin Phoenix (The Master).
In the Leading Actress category, Zero Dark Thirty's star Jessica Chastain will go up against Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) and Oscar winners Marion Cotillard (Rust And Bone) and Dame Helen Mirren (Hitchcock).
The best director award will be a tough race between Affleck, Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained), Michael Haneke (Amour), Ang Lee (Life Of Pi) and Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty).
Another hotly-tipped contender at the upcoming prizegiving is Bond blockbuster Skyfall, which has secured nominations for Dame Judi Dench (Supporting Actress) and Javier Bardem (Supporting Actor), while the movie is also nominated in categories for Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Sound and Outstanding British Film
. The nominations top a stellar year for 007 after Skyfall became the first ever Bond movie to break the billion dollar mark at the global box office.
The trophies will be handed out during a ceremony at London's Royal Opera House on 10 February (13)
. The show will be hosted by actor/funnyman Stephen Fry.
The main nominees are as follows: Best Film: Argo Les Miserables Life Of Pi Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty Outstanding British Film: Anna Karenina The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Miserables Seven Psychopaths Skyfall Director: Michael Haneke - Amour Ben Affleck - Argo Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained Ang Lee - Life Of Pi Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty Leading Actor: Ben Affleck - Argo Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-lewis - Lincoln Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables Joaquin Phoenix - The Master Leading Actress: Emmanuelle Riva - Amour Dame Helen Mirren - Hitchcock Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty Marion Cotillard - Rust And Bone Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin - Argo Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained Javier Bardem - Skyfall Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln Supporting Actress: Amy Adams - The Master Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables Helen Hunt - The Sessions Judi Dench - Skyfall Sally Field - Lincoln Orange Rising Star Award: Elizabeth Olsen Andrea Riseborough Juno Temple Alicia Vikander Suraj Sharma
.