The King's Speech was shortlisted across a swathguess handbags of categories, including best film, outstanding British film, best director and best actor, for Globe winner Colin Firth. Its 14 nominations put it a whisker ahead of its nearest rival, Black Swan. Darren Aronofsky's backstage melodrama came in second with an impressive 12 nods, followed by Inception with nine.
Joining The King's Speech on the best film shortlist are True Grit, The Social Network, Inception and Black Swan. Its rivals in the hunt for the outstanding British film prize are 127 Hours, Another Year, Made in Dagenham and Four Lions, the controversial suicide bomber comedy by the satirist Chris Morris.
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are both nominated for best actress for their roles in The Kids Are All Right, alongside Natalie
fashion trends 2011 Portman (Black Swan), Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) and 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, who makes her debut as the heroine of the Coen brothers' True Grit. The best actor battle is between Colin Firth, Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Javier Bardem (Biutiful) and James Franco (127 Hours).
Elsewhere, the late Pete Postlethwaite stands a chance of being awarded a posthumous Bafta for his turn as a malevolent florist in the brawny Ben Affleck drama The Town. Postlethwaite, who died earlier this month, is nominated in the best supporting actor category with Christian Bale (The Fighter), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right) and Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech).
The Baftas will play out at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday February power balance 13, where they will be hosted by Jonathan Ross. Last year, the best director and film awards went to Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker – a decision that was later replicated at the Academy awards. Recent evidence suggests that it is now the Baftas, not the Golden Globes, that provide the most reliable pointers towards Oscar glory.
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