‘Lincoln’ Leads BAFTAs with 10 Nominations

The Steven Spielberg epic "Lincoln" swept the nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards on Wednesday, earning 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones and Best Supporting Actress for Sally Field.

The musical "Les Miserables" and Ang Lee's adventure "Life of Pi" received nine nominations each, while the James Bond thriller "Skyfall" earned eight nominations.

Joining “Lincoln” on the Best Film nominees list are "Argo," “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi” and "Zero Dark Thirty."

Other Lead Actor nominees include Ben Affleck for "Argo," Bradley Cooper for "Silver Linings Playbook," Hugh Jackman for "Les Miserables" and Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master."

Lead Actress nominees for the BAFTA are Emmanuelle Riva for "Amour," Helen Mirren for "Hitchcock," Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook," Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty" and Marion Cotillard for "Rust and Bone."