The Artist capitalises on its win at the Golden Globes with 12 nominations, while longlist leaders Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and My Week with Marilyn trail with 11 and six respectively

Michel Hazanavicius's silent film The Artist cements its reputation as the one to beat at next month's Oscars after picking up 12 nominations at this year's Bafta shortlist announcement.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated in 11 categories, Hugo has nine nominations, My Week with Marilyn six and The Help and War Horse trail with five apiece.

Drive, The Iron Lady and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 have four nominations. The Descendants, Moneyball, Senna and We Need to Talk about Kevin all have three nominations apiece and Shame, The Ides of March, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bridesmaids, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn each receive two.

It will be seen as not just a great result for The Artist, and also for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, previously seen as an awards frontrunner, yet which was entirely ignored by the Golden Globes.

But while The Artist converted many more longlist nods into shortlist nominations, there was disappointment for The Iron Lady, which turned only four of its 14 into concrete nods (for Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, original screenplay and make up & hair.

The Artist is nominated in the following categories: Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor. His co-star Bérénice Bejo is nominated for Leading Actress.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design and Sound. Tomas Alfredson is nominated for Director and Gary Oldman for Leading Actor.

Completing the Best Film line up are The Descendants, The Help and Drive.

More details to come …*

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