The King's Speech leads Oscar nominations, with Scots film The Illusionist in the hunt
Colin Firth, who plays George IV in the film which documents the monarch's battle to deal with a stammer, also recieved a nod for best actor.
Helena Bonham Carter is nominated for best supporting actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth in the film, set in Britain on the cusp of the Second World War, whilst Tom Hooper has also been nominated for best director.
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Hide AdAlso among the nominees for best film are Facebook biopic The Social Network, Danny Boyle's adaption of 127 Hours, sci-fi thriller Inception and ballet-drama Black Swan.
Scotland will feature at this year's award, with animation The Illusionist, which opened last year's Edinburgh Film Festival, in contention for best animated feature.
The film, about a French ilusionist who travels to Scotand, was made in Edinburgh and will battle it out with the likes of Pixar blockbuster Toy Story 3 and How To Drain Your Dragon.
Other Brits included in this year's nominees include Welsh-born Christian Bale, who is up for best supporting actor for his role as a boxer-turned-crack addict in The Fighter.
British director Mike Leigh has a nomination for original screenplay for Another Year.
The awards will be held on 27 February.
The nominees
Click on the review button to read reviews of selected nominees for Best film
Best film:
Black Swan (review)
The Fighter
Inception (review)
The Kids Are All Right (review)
The King's Speech (review)
127 Hours (review)
The Social Network (review)
Toy Story 3 (review)
True Grit (review)
Winter's Bone (review)
Best actor:
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
James Franco - 127 Hours
Press next below for the rest of the listBest supporting actor:
Christian Bale - The Fighter
John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
Best actress:
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
Best supporting actress:
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom
Best director:
Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky
The Fighter - David O. Russell
The King's Speech - Tom Hooper
The Social Network - David Fincher
True Grit - Joel and Ethan Coen
Best documentary feature:
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
Best adapted screenplay:
127 Hours - Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3 - Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Winter's Bone - Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
Best original screenplay:
Another Year - Mike Leigh
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Hide AdThe Fighter - Scott Silver. Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson.
Inception - Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right - Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
The King's Speech - David Seidler.
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