Baftas laud Life of Pi, Argo, Lincoln

London - Historical biopic Lincoln leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations at the UK equivalent of the Oscars.

Epic musical Les Miserables and boy-meets-tiger saga Life of Pi have nine nominations each.

Lincoln's nods, announced Wednesday, include best picture and three acting nominations - Daniel Day-Lewis for leading actor, Sally Field for supporting actress and Tommy Lee Jones for supporting actor.

In recent years, the awards, known as Baftas, have helped underdog films including Slumdog Millionaire, The King's Speech and The Artist gain momentum for Oscars success.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 10 February, two weeks before the Hollywood awards.

The full list of 2013 Bafta nominations:

BEST FILM
ARGO
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
ZERO DARK THIRTY
 
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
ANNA KARENINA
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
LES MISÉRABLES
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
SKYFALL

DIRECTOR
AMOUR - Michael Haneke
ARGO - Ben Affleck
DJANGO UNCHAINED - Quentin Tarantino
LIFE OF PI - Ang Lee
ZERO DARK THIRTY - Kathryn Bigelow

DOCUMENTARY
THE IMPOSTER - Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis
MARLEY - Kevin Macdonald, Steve Bing, Charles Steel
McCULLIN - David Morris, Jacqui Morris
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN - Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn
WEST OF MEMPHIS - Amy Berg

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMOUR - Michael Haneke
DJANGO UNCHAINED - Quentin Tarantino
THE MASTER - Paul Thomas Anderson
MOONRISE KINGDOM - Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
ZERO DARK THIRTY - Mark Boal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO - Chris Terrio
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD - Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
LIFE OF PI - David Magee
LINCOLN - Tony Kushner
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK - David O. Russell
 
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AMOUR
HEADHUNTERS
THE HUNT
RUST AND BONE
UNTOUCHABLE

ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE - Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
FRANKENWEENIE - Tim Burton
PARANORMAN - Sam Fell, Chris Butler

LEADING ACTOR
BEN AFFLECK - Argo
BRADLEY COOPER - Silver Linings Playbook
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - Lincoln
HUGH JACKMAN - Les Misérables
JOAQUIN PHOENIX - The Master
 
LEADING ACTRESS
EMMANUELLE RIVA - Amour
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

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
BART LAYTON, DIMITRI DOGANIS - The Imposter
DAVID MORRIS, JACQUI MORRIS - McCullin
DEXTER FLETCHER, DANNY KING - Wild Bill
JAMES BOBIN - The Muppets
TINA GHARAVI - I Am Nasrine