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| British film An Education is battling major Hollywood movies Avatar and The Hurt Locker with eight nominations each at the British Academy Film Awards. | British film An Education is battling major Hollywood movies Avatar and The Hurt Locker with eight nominations each at the British Academy Film Awards. |
| An Education's Carey Mulligan is up for best actress alongside Meryl Streep and Audrey Tautou, with further nods for best film and director Lone Scherfig. | An Education's Carey Mulligan is up for best actress alongside Meryl Streep and Audrey Tautou, with further nods for best film and director Lone Scherfig. |
| District 9 has seven nominations, while Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Up in the Air have six nominations each. | District 9 has seven nominations, while Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Up in the Air have six nominations each. |
| The awards takes place at London's Royal Opera House on 21 February. | The awards takes place at London's Royal Opera House on 21 February. |
| The main nominations were announced by British actors Matthew Goode and Romola Garai at Bafta's London headquarters. | The main nominations were announced by British actors Matthew Goode and Romola Garai at Bafta's London headquarters. |
| Hard-hitting tale | Hard-hitting tale |
| Sci-fi epic Avatar, named best movie drama at Sunday's Golden Globes, is also shortlisted for best film, as is Iraq thriller The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow. | Sci-fi epic Avatar, named best movie drama at Sunday's Golden Globes, is also shortlisted for best film, as is Iraq thriller The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow. |
| George Clooney is nominated for best actor for Up in the Air | George Clooney is nominated for best actor for Up in the Air |
| They are joined by Precious, the hard-hitting tale of a high school student coping with issues including teenage pregnancy and sexual abuse, and recession-era drama Up in the Air, starring George Clooney. | They are joined by Precious, the hard-hitting tale of a high school student coping with issues including teenage pregnancy and sexual abuse, and recession-era drama Up in the Air, starring George Clooney. |
| Avatar director James Cameron once again goes head to head with ex-wife Bigelow in the best director category. Cameron beat Bigelow in the same category at the Golden Globes. | Avatar director James Cameron once again goes head to head with ex-wife Bigelow in the best director category. Cameron beat Bigelow in the same category at the Golden Globes. |
| Danish director Scherfig, Quentin Tarantino and South Africa's Neill Blomkamp - for District 9 - complete the line-up. | Danish director Scherfig, Quentin Tarantino and South Africa's Neill Blomkamp - for District 9 - complete the line-up. |
| In the best actor category, Clooney competes with fellow Americans Jeff Bridges - for his role as a heavy-drinking country music singer in Crazy Heart - and Jeremy Renner. | |
| "What an honour to receive these nominations," said Renner, who plays a bomb disposal expert in The Hurt Locker. | |
| "We are so moved by the recognition for our work on this film. Truly it was a labour of love." | |
| But they face competition from British actors Colin Firth, nominated for A Single Man, and Andy Serkis, shortlisted for his performance as Ian Dury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. | But they face competition from British actors Colin Firth, nominated for A Single Man, and Andy Serkis, shortlisted for his performance as Ian Dury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. |
| Serkis, 45, said he was "totally blown away" to be nominated for his role as the late Blockheads singer. | Serkis, 45, said he was "totally blown away" to be nominated for his role as the late Blockheads singer. |
| Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique are nominated for their roles in Precious | |
| "The whole experience of making this film with such amazingly talented, articulate, honest people has been a joy," he added. | "The whole experience of making this film with such amazingly talented, articulate, honest people has been a joy," he added. |
| "To get this nomination is not only a great thrill for all of us involved, but a fitting tribute at a time that we mark the 10-year anniversary of the passing of the magnificent man himself, the unique Ian Dury." | "To get this nomination is not only a great thrill for all of us involved, but a fitting tribute at a time that we mark the 10-year anniversary of the passing of the magnificent man himself, the unique Ian Dury." |
| Streep, up for her portrayal of cookery guru Julia Child in Julie and Julia, won the best actress Bafta for The French Lieutenant's Woman in 1982 and has been nominated a further nine times. | Streep, up for her portrayal of cookery guru Julia Child in Julie and Julia, won the best actress Bafta for The French Lieutenant's Woman in 1982 and has been nominated a further nine times. |
| She is joined in the best actress category by 24-year-old Mulligan, Tautou - for her role as Coco Chanel in Coco Before Chanel - and Saoirse Ronan, for The Lovely Bones, as well as newcomer Gabourey Sidibe for Precious. | She is joined in the best actress category by 24-year-old Mulligan, Tautou - for her role as Coco Chanel in Coco Before Chanel - and Saoirse Ronan, for The Lovely Bones, as well as newcomer Gabourey Sidibe for Precious. |
| But there is no place in the line-up for Dame Helen Mirren, winner of the best actress Bafta in 2007 for The Queen. | But there is no place in the line-up for Dame Helen Mirren, winner of the best actress Bafta in 2007 for The Queen. |
| Her role as Tolstoy's wife in The Last Station earned her a Golden Globe best actress nomination were she went up against fellow Briton Emily Blunt. | Her role as Tolstoy's wife in The Last Station earned her a Golden Globe best actress nomination were she went up against fellow Briton Emily Blunt. |
| However, both Dame Helen and The Young Victoria star Blunt have missed out on Bafta nods. | However, both Dame Helen and The Young Victoria star Blunt have missed out on Bafta nods. |
| An Education, which is partly funded by BBC Films, is also nominated in categories including best British film. | An Education, which is partly funded by BBC Films, is also nominated in categories including best British film. |
| There it will compete against political satire In The Loop and Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy. | There it will compete against political satire In The Loop and Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy. |
| Anne-Marie Duff (r) is recognised for playing John Lennon's mother | Anne-Marie Duff (r) is recognised for playing John Lennon's mother |
| In the best supporting actor category An Education's Alfred Molina is up against fellow Briton Christian McKay, who said he was "very grateful" to be recognised for Me And Orson Welles. | In the best supporting actor category An Education's Alfred Molina is up against fellow Briton Christian McKay, who said he was "very grateful" to be recognised for Me And Orson Welles. |
| "I thought there could be no greater accolade than getting to play Orson Welles in my first film, but being Bafta-nominated is very close," he said. | "I thought there could be no greater accolade than getting to play Orson Welles in my first film, but being Bafta-nominated is very close," he said. |
| Meanwhile, British actresses Anne-Marie Duff and Kristin Scott Thomas are both nominated for best supporting actress for their roles in Nowhere Boy. | Meanwhile, British actresses Anne-Marie Duff and Kristin Scott Thomas are both nominated for best supporting actress for their roles in Nowhere Boy. |
| Taylor-Wood is nominated for the John Lennon biopic in the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer category. | Taylor-Wood is nominated for the John Lennon biopic in the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer category. |
| Fellow nominees include David Bowie's director son Duncan Jones, shortlisted for sci-fi film Moon. | Fellow nominees include David Bowie's director son Duncan Jones, shortlisted for sci-fi film Moon. |
| In addition to Bafta's eight nominations for An Education, actress Carey Mulligan is also nominated for the Orange Rising Star Award. | In addition to Bafta's eight nominations for An Education, actress Carey Mulligan is also nominated for the Orange Rising Star Award. |
| Twilight's Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Jessie Eisenberg and A Prophet's Tahar Rahim are also in contention for the prize, decided by a public vote. | Twilight's Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Jessie Eisenberg and A Prophet's Tahar Rahim are also in contention for the prize, decided by a public vote. |