The Grand Budapest Hotel has stormed the 2015 BAFTA nominations with 11 nods.
The comedy flick, which follows a concierge who teams up with one of his employees to prove his innocence after being framed for murder, is in the running for some of the most prestigious prizes at the event, including best film, cinematography and original screenplay.
However the film, helmed by Wes Anderson, who is also up for the best director accolade, faces stiff competition from other big features of last year for best film. Fellow big contender The Theory of Everything is in the running, joined by Birdman, Boyhood and The Imitation Game.
Another category The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Theory of Everything and Birdman all feature in, is leading actor. Ralph Fiennes' role as concierge Monsieur Gustave H. is up for the prize, along with Eddie Redmayne's portrayal of professor Stephen Hawking and Michael Keaton's former superhero alter ego Riggan Thomson. They're joined by Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler and Benedict Cumberbatch as code-cracker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.
The leading actress category is full of impressive performances. Amy Adams' role in Big Eyes is up for the award, joined by Felicity Jones for The Theory of Everything, Julianne Moore in Still Alice, Reese Witherspoon in Wild and Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl.
And following in their footsteps is the best supporting actress group, which includes different films from the above nominations. Emma Stone in Birdman is against Rene Russo in Nightcrawler, Patricia Arquette for Boyhood, Keira Knightley in The Imitation Game and Imelda Staunton in Pride.
Foxcatcher has a good position in best supporting actor, with both Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo up for the prize. They're joined by Edward Norton in Birdman, Ethan Hawke for Boyhood and J.K. Simmons in Whiplash.
And another exciting award to be won this year is The EE Rising Star Award, voted for by the public. Jack O'Connell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Margot Robbie, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley are up for the title this year.
The Hunger Games star Sam Claflin announced the nominations in London this morning.
The ceremony, which will be hosted once again by Stephen Fry, will take place at London's Royal Opera House on February 8, 2015.
The full list of nominations is as follows:
Best film
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Birdman
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
James Marsh - The Theory of Everything
Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Leading Actress
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Supporting Actor
Edward Norton - Birdman
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
Supporting Actress
Emma Stone - Birdman
Imelda Staunton - Pride
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Rene Russo – Nightcrawler
Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Nightcrawler
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Whiplash
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Paddington
The Theory of Everything
Outstanding British Film
'71
The Imitation Game
Paddington
Pride
The Theory of Everything
Under the Skin
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Elaine Constantine (writer/director) - Northern Soul
Gregory Burke (writer), Yann Demange (director) - '71
Hong Khaou (writer/director) - Lilting
Paul Katis (director/producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer) - Kajaki: The True Story
Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer) – Pride
Film Not in the English Language
Ida
Leviathan
The Lunchbox
Trash
Two Days, One Night
Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
20,000 Days on Earth
Citizenfour
Finding Vivian Maier
Virunga
Animated Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie
EE Rising Star
Jack O'Connell
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Miles Teller
Margot Robbie
Shailene Woodley
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