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| Stars arrive at the 65th Baftas | |
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| The stars are arriving on the red carpet at the Baftas, where The Artist is favourite to win best film. | |
| Bookmakers have The Descendants star George Clooney and the Iron Lady's Meryl Streep as favourites to win the best actor and actress prizes. | Bookmakers have The Descendants star George Clooney and the Iron Lady's Meryl Streep as favourites to win the best actor and actress prizes. |
| Both are at the ceremony alongside stars including Brad Pitt, Kenneth Branagh and Gary Oldman. | |
| The 65th Baftas, hosted by Stephen Fry, take place at London's Royal Opera House. | |
| Speaking on the red carpet, best actress nominee Viola Davis, from The Help, told BBC News she was the only major cast member in previous film Doubt not to be nominated at the 2009 Baftas. | |
| "I said, 'oh I want to go to the Baftas' so this time it's just been a real treat. | |
| "I've always wondered what it would be like to be here - it's been a dream really." | |
| The film's Jessica Chastain, who is pitched against The Help co-star Octavia Spencer in the best supporting actress category, insisted there was no competition between the pair. | |
| "None. Every time she wins, I'm so happy for - she's been working for so long and I have zero rivalry with her." | |
| Best supporting actor nominee Kenneth Branagh, meanwhile, praised his My Week with Marilyn co-star Michelle Williams - up for best actress - saying she "seemed to become Marilyn Monroe before our very eyes." | |
| The Artist competes against The Descendants, Drive, The Help and British spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy for best film. | The Artist competes against The Descendants, Drive, The Help and British spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy for best film. |
| The silent film has a total of 12 nominations, including best actor and actress nods for Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, while Cold War-era movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has 11. | |
| Directed by Tomas Alfredson, the film is a contender in categories including best director, best British film and best actor, for Oldman. | |
| Martin Scorsese's Hugo - a 3D adaptation of Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret - has nine nominations, including best director. | Martin Scorsese's Hugo - a 3D adaptation of Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret - has nine nominations, including best director. |
| Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World, is also up for best documentary and he will be honoured with the British Academy fellowship on the night. | Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World, is also up for best documentary and he will be honoured with the British Academy fellowship on the night. |
| Other documentaries up for a prize include Senna, which tells the life story of Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, and Project Nim, about a chinmpanzee raised as a child in the 1970s. | Other documentaries up for a prize include Senna, which tells the life story of Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, and Project Nim, about a chinmpanzee raised as a child in the 1970s. |
| Apart from Scorsese, the contenders for best director are Nicolas Winding Refn, for violent crime thriller Drive, and Lynne Ramsay, for British psychodrama We Need To Talk About Kevin. | Apart from Scorsese, the contenders for best director are Nicolas Winding Refn, for violent crime thriller Drive, and Lynne Ramsay, for British psychodrama We Need To Talk About Kevin. |
| That film competes against Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Senna, Shame and My Week With Marilyn for the title of Outstanding British film. | That film competes against Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Senna, Shame and My Week With Marilyn for the title of Outstanding British film. |
| Jim Broadbent, who plays Denis Thatcher in The Iron Lady, is up for best supporting actor, as is Branagh for his portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week With Marilyn. | |
| Jonah Hill is also recognised in the same category for Moneyball, along with Christopher Plummer for Beginners and Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Ides of March. | Jonah Hill is also recognised in the same category for Moneyball, along with Christopher Plummer for Beginners and Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Ides of March. |
| Dame Judi Dench also gets a nod for My Week With Marilyn in the best supporting actress category, but faces stiff competition from two actresses in civil rights drama The Help. | Dame Judi Dench also gets a nod for My Week With Marilyn in the best supporting actress category, but faces stiff competition from two actresses in civil rights drama The Help. |
| The Help's Chastain and Spencer are pitched against Carey Mulligan, who stars in Drive and Melissa McCarthy for her role in comedy Bridesmaids. | |
| Adam Deacon, Chris Hemsworth, Chris O'Dowd, Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddlestone compete for the audience-voted rising star award. | Adam Deacon, Chris Hemsworth, Chris O'Dowd, Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddlestone compete for the audience-voted rising star award. |
| Veteran actor John Hurt will receive the outstanding contribution to cinema award. | Veteran actor John Hurt will receive the outstanding contribution to cinema award. |
| The awards ceremony will begin at 1900 GMT and will be shown with a two-hour delay on BBC One, beginning at 2100 GMT. | The awards ceremony will begin at 1900 GMT and will be shown with a two-hour delay on BBC One, beginning at 2100 GMT. |