The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the way at the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2015, with 11 nominations in total.
Stephen Fry was joined by actor Sam Claflin to read out this year's hopefuls on Friday morning, ahead of the BAFTA ceremony on February 8.
Reese Witherspoon (Wild) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) have received nominations, along with Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), and will go against each other in the fight to win this year's Leading Actress gong.
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Go on, girl: Rosamund Pike has received a Leading Actress nomination for her role in Gone Girl
In the running: Felicity Jones (left) and Reese Witherspoon will compete for Leading Actress
The other two actresses in the running are Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Amy Adams (Big Eyes).
Speaking shortly after learning the news of her BAFTA nod, British actress Felicity told the Press Association from Los Angeles: 'It's midnight here. We're just about to go to bed, but we've all been emailing each other and exclaiming with excitement.
'I'm looking forward to celebrating with a glass of champagne and Skyping my family.'
Eddie Redmayne has also received a nod for Leading Actor for his role in the critically acclaimed biographical movie about Stephen Hawking's life, The Theory of Everything.
The popular film has done well in the early stages of awards season, getting nominated across the board for various awards ceremonies, and it has received nine BAFTA nods in total: as well as Leading Actor, it's up for Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Director for James Marsh.
The British-made film, based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by his wife Jane Wilde Hawking, tells the story of the acclaimed physicist battling with motor neuron disease, their relationship and his ascent in the world of science.
Potentials: Julianne Moore (left) and Amy Adams (right) will compete for the Leading Actress award
Creepy: Rosamund Pike stunned audiences and critics with her performance in Gone Girl
Giving the news: Sam Claflin and Stephen Fry were tasked with reading out this year's BAFTA nominations on Friday morning
And, although he is going up against his best friend Benedict Cumberbatch in the strong category, the actor has insisted there is no rivalry between them.
'There is none. He's an old friend. We've known each other for about 10 years now. He is the most magnificent actor. I've seen Imitation Game and he is brilliant in it,' he said of his BAFTA nomination.
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Michael Keaton (Birdman) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) have also each earned themselves a nomination for Leading Actor.
Historical thriller The Imitation Game has a commendable nine nominations, and is centred around British pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, and tells the story of his life and work in cracking Nazi Germany's Enigma Code in 1939.
As well as Benedict Cumberbatch's Leading Actor and Keira Knightley's Supporting Actress nominations, it's also up for the prestigious Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Adapted Screenplay.
The film with the biggest haul, though, is Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, which has earned itself 11 nominations, including Best Film, Leading Actor (Ralph Fiennes) and Director.
A stylised comedy film, based on the written work of Stefan Zweig, it focuses on a fancy hotel's concierge teaming up with a colleague to prove he is not guilty of committing a murder.
Impressive: Reese Witherspoon previously won a BAFTA for Leading Actress in 2006 for Walk The Line, and will now be up for her second for Wild
First time: British star Felicity Jones has received her first BAFTA nod for her portrayal of Jane Wilde Hawking in The Theory of Everything opposite Eddie Redmayne
Popular: Amy Adams has previously been nominated for four BAFTAs but has yet to win - could her fifth for Leading Actress in Big Eyes be her first?
Gripping: Julianne Moore impressed in Still Alice, for which she is up for her fourth ever BAFTA nomination
Front-runner: Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel is up for 11 awards, including Leading Actor for Ralph Fiennes
High praise: The Theory of Everything has performed well across the board so far, and Eddie Redmayne has been given a nomination for Leading Actor
Top honour: Stephen Fry - who will host the BAFTA ceremony on February 8 - showed off the prestigious award on Friday morning
Ralph has commented on the BAFTA accolade, adding that is is 'delighted'.
'Dom Perignon all around for guests and staff at The Grand Budapest Hotel. And a free sample of Eau de Panache too, darling,' he joked.
Birdman has also performed well in the run-up to the awards ceremony, taking 10 nominations at the BAFTAs, including Best Film, Leading Actor (Michael Keaton) and Supporting Actress (Emma Stone).
Indeed, it is Hollywood star Emma Stone's first BAFTA nomination since her Rising Star nod back in 2011, and she'll go head-to-head in the strong Supporting Actress category with Imelda Staunton (Pride), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) and Rene Russo (Nightcrawler).
Black comedy Birdman has hugely impressed critics and audiences the world over, and tells the story of a washed-up Hollywood actor - famous for playing a superhero - trying to reignite his career on Broadway.
Can he win? Benedict Cumberbatch will be up for his first BAFTA for a movie for The Imitation Game
Game-changer: Michael Keaton is up for Leading Actor for Birdman, in which he gives a career-defining performance according to many critics
Second BAFTA? Jake Gyllenhaal is up for Leading Actor for Nightcrawler, which could be his second award - he previously won the Supporting Actor accolade in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain
Also getting a veritable litany of awards is Boyhood, with five nominations.
These include Best Film, Director for Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland and Original Screenplay as well as Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress nominations for Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette respectively.
The lauded film was a long time in the making, being shot over a 12-year period and following a young boy and his sister growing up from children into adulthood.
Making up the list of potential Supporting Actor winners are Edward Norton (Birdman), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), JK Simmons (Whiplash), Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carrell (both for Foxcatcher).
Earlier in the week, the nominations for the EE Rising Star Award were unveiled, revealing them to be Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Shailene Woodley, Jack O'Connell, Margot Robbie and Miles Teller. The victor of this prestigious accolade will be voted for by the public.
The EE British Academy Film Awards take place on February 8 at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden.
The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry and will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One and BBC One HD, preceded by a red carpet show on BBC Three.
High honours: Boyhood has also got a Best Film nod, as well as Supporting Actor for Ethan Hawke
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