Avatar leads with 8 nominations for the
BAFTA Awards including
Best Film and Best Sound and Special Effects, with
James Cameron picking up a nomination for
Best Director.
The Hurt Locker also received eight nominations with
district 9 receiving seven,
Inglourious Basterds and
Up in the Air six, and
Coco Before Chanel, Nowhere Boy, Precious and
Up four.
George Clooney has been nominated for Best Actor for his performance in
Up in the Air. He is up against
jeff bridges, Colin Firth, Jeremy Renner and
Andy Serkis.
Meryl Streep is up for the Best Actress award, as is
Carey Mulligan, Saoirse Ronan, Audrey Tautou and
Gabourey Sidibe. This is
Meryl's 13th
BAFTA nomination.
The 2010 BAFTA Awards will take place on Sunday, February 21, at London's Royal Opera House.
The complete list of nominations
here