As enthusiastic film fans (including myself) await the Oscar nominations tomorrow afternoon, BAFTA have built up the anticipation by announcing their nominees for 2013.

For this year’s ceremony, the British film organisation have handed the most nods to Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Lincoln with a healthy ten including the prestigious Best Film prize.

As expected, Daniel Day-Lewis earns a Leading Actor mention for his portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln, while co-stars Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field are shortlisted in the supporting acting categories. Despite the film’s dominant haul, Spielberg himself was surprisingly overlooked for his work behind the camera.

Meanwhile, the musical epic Les Misérables performed well with nine mentions including Best Film and Outstanding British Film, while stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway are in contention for Leading Actor and Supporting Actress respectively.

The fantasy drama Life of Pi is also in contention for nine awards, including Best Film, which is rounded off by fact-based thrillers Argo (with seven noms), and Zero Dark Thirty (with five noms).

Elsewhere, the James Bond blockbuster Skyfall scored an impressive eight nods including Outstanding British Film where it is shortlisted alongside the historical romance Anna Karenina, the comedy-drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and the dark comedy Seven Psychopaths.

Additionally, Skyfall also earned double acting nods for Dame Judi Dench and Javier Bardem, as well as multiple recognition in the technical categories.

Meanwhile, Ben Affleck receives two BAFTA nominations for his directing of Argo, and a shock Leading Actor nomination for his portrayal of CIA officer Tony Mendez. Maverick filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is also in contention for two prizes for writing and directing the brutal western drama Django Unchained.

As expected, the Leading Actress field is contested by early Oscar favourites Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) as well as Dame Helen Mirren (Hitchcock) and French duo Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone) and Emmanuelle Riva (Amour).

The rest of the notable acting nominees including Amy Adams (The Master), Alan Arkin (Argo), Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (The Master), Helen Hunt (The Sessions), Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), and Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained).

Meanwhile, the French drama Amour is a heavy favourite to win Best Film Not in the English Language, while Pixar’s Brave and Disney’s Wreck-It-Ralph go head-to-head with ParaNorman in the Animated Film category.

As previously revealed, the EE Rising Star award will be contested by four actresses including British starlets Andrea Riseborough and Juno Temple as well as Indian newcomer Suraj Sharma.

In terms of notable acting omissions, the likes of Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook), Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), John Hawkes (The Sessions), Dame Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Denzel Washington (Flight), Naomi Watts (The Impossible) and Rachel Weisz (The Deep Blue Sea) were completely ignored by the British Academy.

Once again, the EE BAFTAs will be hosted by Stephen Fry, with the event taking place at London’s Royal Opera House on Sunday 10 February.

The full list of nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST FILM
ARGO
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
ZERO DARK THIRTY

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
ANNA KARENINA
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
LES MISÉRABLES
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
SKYFALL

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, ARGO
Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Michael Haneke, AMOUR
Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI
Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED

LEADING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Marion Cotillard, RUST AND BONE
Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Helen Mirren, HITCHCOCK
Emmanuelle Riva, AMOUR

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Ben Affleck, ARGO
Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Daniel Day Lewis, LINCOLN
Hugh Jackman, LES MISÉRABLES
Joaquin Phoenix, THE MASTER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, THE MASTER
Judi Dench, SKYFALL
Sally Field, LINCOLN
Anne Hathaway, LES MISÉRABLES
Helen Hunt, THE SESSIONS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, ARGO
Javier Bardem, SKYFALL
Philip Seymour Hoffman, THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN
Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO (Chris Terrio)
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (Benh Zeitlin & Lucy Alibar)
LIFE OF PI (David Magee)
LINCOLN (Tony Kushner)
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (David O. Russell)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMOUR (Michael Haneke)
DJANGO UNCHAINED (Quentin Tarantino)
THE MASTER (Paul Thomas Anderson)
MOONRISE KINGDOM (Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola)
ZERO DARK THIRTY (Mark Boal)

BEST EDITING
ARGO
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LIFE OF PI
SKYFALL
ZERO DARK THIRTY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ANNA KARENINA
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

BEST MAKEUP & HAIR
ANNA KARENINA
HITCHCOCK
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE AVENGERS
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LIFE OF PI
PROMETHEUS

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
ANNA KARENINA (Dario Marianelli)
ARGO (Alexandre Desplat
LIFE OF PI (Mychael Danna)
LINCOLN (John Williams)
SKYFALL (Thomas Newman)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE
FRANKENWEENIE
PARANORMAN

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AMOUR
HEADHUNTERS
THE HUNT
RUST AND BONE
UNTOUCHABLE

BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE IMPOSTER
MARLEY
MCCULLIN
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
WEST OF MEMPHIS

BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
THE CURSE
GOOD NIGHT
SWIMMER
TUMULT
THE VOORMAN PROBLEM

BEST BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
HERE TO FALL
I’M FINE, THANKS
THE MAKING OF LONGBIRD

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, PRODUCER OR WRITER
I AM NASRINE, Tina Gharavi (Director/Writer)
THE IMPOSTER, Bart Layton (Director) & Dimitri Doganis (Producer)
MCCULLIN, David Morris (Director) & Jacqui Morris (Director/Producer)
THE MUPPETS, James Bobin (Director)
WILD BILL, Dexter Fletcher (Director/Writer) & Danny King (Writer)

EE RISING STAR AWARD
Elizabeth Olsen
Juno Temple
Suraj Sharma
Andrea Riseborough
Alicia Vikander