One is the hot favourite in Hollywood. The other is the cool British thriller that wowed espionage fans. Now The Artist and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy are going head to head for Best Film at the BAFTAs while their stars, Jean Dujardin and Gary Oldman, compete for Best Actor.
The Artist leads the pack with an impressive 12 nominations, while Tinker Tilor Soldier Spy has 11, but what will happen on the night remains to be seen, with competition also coming from Drive, The Help and Golden Globe winner The Descendants. We Need To Talk About Kevin looks strong in the British categories but Tilda Swinton will face a tough race against Globe winner Meryl Streep.
War Horse is looking strong in the technical categories and Senna is making an impressive showing for a documentary, even securing a nomination for Outstanding British Film.
You can view the full list of nominations below.
Best Film- The Artist - Thomas Langmann
- The Descendants - Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
- Drive - Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
- The Help - Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
- My Week With Marilyn - Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
- Senna - Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
- Shame - Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
- We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Attack The Block - Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
- Black Pond - Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)
- Coriolanus - Ralph Fiennes (Director)
- Submarine - Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
- Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)
Director
- The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
- Drive - Nicolas Winding Refn
- Hugo - Martin Scorsese
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Tomas Alfredson
- We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsay
Documentary
- George Harrison: Living In The Material World - Martin Scorsese
- Project Nim - James Marsh, Simon Chinn
- Senna - Asif Kapadia
Original Screenplay
- The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
- Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
- The Guard - John Michael McDonagh
- The Iron Lady - Abi Morgan
- Midnight In Paris - Woody Allen
Adapted Screenplay
- The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
- The Help - Tate Taylor
- The Ides Of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
- Moneyball - Steven Zaillian, Aaron SorkinTinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Film Not In The English Language
- Incendies - Denis Villeneuve, Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
- Pina - Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
- Potiche - François Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
- A Separation - Asghar Farhadi
- The Skin I Live In - Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar
Animated Film
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn - Steven Spielberg
- Arthur Christmas - Sarah Smith
- Rango - Gore Verbinski
Leading Actor
- Brad Pitt - Moneyball
- Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- George Clooney - The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin - The Artist
- Michael Fassbender - Shame
Leading Actress
- Berenice Bejo - The Artist
- Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
- Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
- Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin
- Viola Davis - The Help
Supporting Actor
- Christopher Plummer - Beginners
- Jim Broadbent - The Iron Lady
- Jonah Hill - Moneyball
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
- Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Ides Of March
Supporting Actress
- Carey Mulligan - Drive
- Jessica Chastain - The Help
- Judi Dench - My Week With Marilyn
- Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
- Octavia Spencer - The Help
Original Music
- The Artist - Ludovic Bource
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Hugo - Howard Shore
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias
- War Horse - John Williams
Cinematography
- The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth
- Hugo - Robert Richardson
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Hoyte van Hoytema
- War Horse - Janusz Kaminski
Editing
- The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
- Drive - Mat Newman
- Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
- Senna - Gregers Sall, Chris King
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Dino Jonsater
Production Design
- The Artist - Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two - Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
- Hugo - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
- War Horse - Rick Carter, Lee Sandales
Costume Design
- The Artist - Mark Bridges
- Hugo - Sandy Powell
- Jane Eyre - Michael O'Connor
- My Week With Marilyn - Jill Taylor
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Jacqueline Durran
Sound
- The Artist - Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two - James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
- Hugo - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley
- War Horse - Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns
Special Visual Effects
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn - Joe Letteri
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
- Hugo - Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
- Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
- War Horse - Ben Morris, Neil Corbould
Make-up and Hair
- The Artist - Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two - Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
- Hugo - Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
- The Iron Lady - Marese Langan
- My Week With Marilyn - Jenny Shircore