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.

Also 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

The 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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