Bafta nominations: 'It's a great time to be British'
9 January 2013 Last updated at 09:46 GMT
Lincoln leads this year's Baftas with ten nominations including best film and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis.
Musical adaptation Les Miserables and Ang Lee's Life of Pi have both received nine nominations.
Bond film Skyfall is close behind with eight nominations, including best British film and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem.
Jeremy Irvine, who announced the nominees alongside Alice Eve, told the BBC's Lizo Mzimba: "It's such a great time to be British".