'Artist,' 'Tinker' lead BAFTA race

LONDON -- Silent black-and-white pic "The Artist" and British espionage thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" lead the pack for BAFTA nominations, which were announced in London early Tuesday morning. "The Artist" picked up 12 nominations, including best film, actor for Jean Dujardin and director for Michel Hazanavicius, while "Tinker Tailor" nabbed 11 nominations, including film, outstanding British film, director for Tomas Alfredson and actor for Gary Oldman. Martin Scorsese's 3D pic "Hugo" received nine nominations, including cinematography, editing and special visual effects. The helmer is also up for director for the pic, and his docu "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" is nominated in the documentary category, an award that BAFTA debuts this year. "My Week With Marilyn" earned six nods, including outstanding British film and actress for Michelle Williams, while "The Help" and "War Horse" each got five nods, including film and cinematography respectively. "Drive," "The Iron Lady" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" each received four noms, while "The Descendants," "Moneyball," "Senna" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin" all have three nominations apiece. Best film nominations go to "The Artist," "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," "The Descendants," "The Help" and "Drive." Outstanding British film nominations went to "My Week With Marilyn," "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," "Senna," "Shame" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin."Joe Cornish's "Attack the Block," Ralph Fiennes' "Coriolanus," Paddy Considine's "Tyrannosaur," Richard Ayoade's "Submarine," and Will Sharpe and Tom Kingsley's "Black Pond" were all up for outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer. "Black Pond," perhaps not as well known as its competitors in the category, stars Chris Langham and Simon Amstell, and sees a British family and their Japanese friend accused of murder when a stranger dies at the dinner table. Brad Pitt ("Moneyball"), Oldman ("Tinker Tailor"), George Clooney ("The Descendants"), Dujardin ("The Artist") and Michael Fassbender ("Shame") all compete in the best actor category, while Berenice Bejo ("The Artist"), Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady"), Michelle Williams ("My Week With Marilyn"), Tilda Swinton ("We Need to Talk About Kevin") and Viola Davis ("The Help") will all compete in the best actress category. Winners will be revealed at London's Royal Opera House on Feb. 12 at a ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry. The full list of nominations are as follows: British Academy Film Awards NominationsBEST 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 SlovoDIRECTOR"The Artist," Michel Hazanavicius"Drive," Nicolas Winding Refn"Hugo," Martin Scorsese"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Tomas Alfredson"We Need to Talk About Kevin," Lynne RamsayORIGINAL SCREENPLAY"The Artist," Michel Hazanavicius"Bridesmaids," Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig"The Guard," John Michael McDonagh"The Iron Lady," Abi Morgan"Midnight in Paris," Woody AllenADAPTED 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 Sorkin"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Bridget O'Connor, Peter StraughanLEADING ACTORBrad Pitt, "Moneyball"Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"George Clooney, "The Descendants"Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"Michael Fassbender, "Shame"LEADING ACTRESSBerenice 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 ACTORChristopher Plummer, "Beginners"Jim Broadbent, "The Iron Lady"Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Ides of March"SUPPORTING ACTRESSCarey 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 WilliamsCINEMATOGRAPHY"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 KaminskiEDITING "The Artist," Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius"Drive," Mat Newman"Hugo," Thelma Schoonmaker"Senna," Gregers Sall, Chris King"Tinker Tailor Solider Spy," Dino JonsaterPRODUCTION DESIGN"The Artist," Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan"Hugo," Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald"War Horse," Rick Carter, Lee SandalesCOSTUME DESIGN"The Artist," Mark Bridges"Hugo," Sandy Powell"Jane Eyre," Michael O'Connor"My Week With Marilyn," Jill Taylor"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Jacqueline DurranMAKE UP & HAIR"The Artist," Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin"Hugo," Morag Ross, Jan Archibald"The Iron Lady," Marese Langan"My Week With Marilyn," Jenny ShircoreSOUND"The Artist," Nadine Muse, Gerard Lamps, Michael Krikorian"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," 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 HymnsSPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS"The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn," Joe Letteri"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," 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 CorbouldFILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE"Incendies," Denis Villeneuve, Luc Dery, Kim McGraw "Pina," Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel "Potiche," Francois Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi "The Skin I Live In," Pedro Almodovar, Agustin AlmodovarDOCUMENTARY"George Harrison: Living in the Material World," Martin Scorsese"Project Nim," James Marsh, Simon Chinn"Senna," Asif KapadiaANIMATED FILM"The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn," Steven Spielberg"Arthur Christmas," Sarah Smith"Rango," Gore VerbinskiOUTSTANDING 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 KinnearOUTSTANDING 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) SHORT ANIMATION "Abuelas," Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner"Bobby Yeah," Robert Morgan"A Morning Stroll," Grant Orchard, Sue GoffeSHORT FILM"Chalk," Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini "Mwansa, The Great," Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet "Only Sound Remains," Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar"Pitch Black Heist," John MacLean, Gerardine O'Flynn"Two and Two," Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin CullenTHE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) Adam DeaconChris HemsworthChris O'DowdEddie RedmayneTom Hiddleston Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com