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Keira Knightley’s Atonement leads Bafta nominations

Epic drama is up for 14 awards

Keira Knightley’s Atonement is leading the Bafta nominations.

The epic drama is up for a staggering 14 awards and the actress, 22, is a shoe-in for the Best Actress category.

Co-star James McAvoy is in the running for Best Actor, while Saoirse Ronan has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Atonement is also being tipped to take home the Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director and Adapted Screenplay gongs.

Other nominees to look out for are Joel and Ethan Coen, whose film No Country For Old Men has scooped 9 nominations, including one for Best Film.

Oil drama There Will Be Blood is also vying for gold in 9 categories, with star Daniel Day Lewis expected to take home the Best Actor award. He will be up against George Clooney for Michael Clayton.

And Cate Blanchett is also looking award friendly with 2 acting nominations. She's up for Best Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Best Supporting Actress categories for I'm Not There.

The Baftas will take place at London's Royal Opera House on 10 February.

The full list of Bafta nominees...

Best Film
American Gangster
Atonement
The Lives Of Others
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best British Film
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Eastern Promises
This Is England

The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer In Their First Feature Film
Chris Atkins (Director/Writer) - Taking Liberties
Mia Bays (Producer) - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Sarah Gavron (Director) - Brick Lane
Matt Greenhalgh (Writer) - Control
Andrew Piddington (Director/Writer) - The Killing Of John Lennon

Best Director
Atonement - Joe Wright
The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Original Screenplay
American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
Juno - Diablo Cody
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
This Is England - Shane Meadows

Adapted Screenplay
Atonement
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
The Kite Runner
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Film Not In The English Language
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
The Kite Runner
The Lives Of Others
Lust, Caution
La Vie En Rose

Animated Film
Ratatouille
Shrek The Third
The Simpsons Movie

Leading Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James Mcavoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Mühe - The Lives Of Others

Leading Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page – Juno

Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald - No Country For Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Music
American Gangster
Atonement
The Kite Runner
There Will Be Blood
La Vie En Rose

Cinematography
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Editing
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men

Production Design
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
There Will Be Blood
La Vie En Rose

Costume Design
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Lust, Caution
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
La Vie En Rose

Sound
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
La Vie En Rose

Special Visual Effects
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End
Spider-Man 3

Make Up & Hair
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Hairspray
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
La Vie En Rose

Short Animation
The Pearce Sisters
Head Over Heels
Gouldstone The Crumblegiant

Short Film
Dog Altogether
Hesitation
The One And Only Herb Mcgwyer Plays Wallis Island
Soft
The Stronger

The Orange Rising Star Award
Shia Labeouf
Sienna Miller
Ellen Page
Sam Riley
Tang Wei

See the official Bafta site>>