London - Nominations were unveiled for this year's Baftas on Tuesday, with the dark comic book drama Joker, starring Golden Globes winner Joaquin Phoenix, leading the pack.
The original story of the Batman series villain secured 11 nominations for Britain's showpiece film awards, including Best Film.
It is up against Martin Scorsese's gangster epic The Irishman and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood, which both received 10 nominations each.
Sam Mendes' 1917, a tale about two British soldiers which earned the coveted best drama Golden Globe, received nine nominations, including in the best film category.
Last year's golden mask statuette was scooped up by the Netflix black-and-white production Roma, which went on to win three Oscars but fell short in the best film category.
This year's Baftas include all the Oscar favourites, including Once Upon A Time in Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Renée Zellweger, who portrays US singer and actress Judy Garland in the romance drama Judy.
The full list of leading actor nominations are DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton, Phoenix and Jonathan Pryce.
Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women), Charlize Theron (Bombshell) and Zellweger are up for leading actress.
The best director nominees are Sam Mendes for 1917, Scorsese, Todd Phillips for Joker, Tarantino and South Korea's Bong Joon-Ho for Parasite.
The six nominees for Outstanding British Film are 1917, Bait, For Sama, Rocketman, Sorry We Missed You, and The Two Popes.
The award ceremony will take place on 2 February.
READ THE FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS HERE:
Best film
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Best British film
1917
Bait
For Sama
Rocketman
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Bait – Mark Jenkin (writer/director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (producers)
For Sama – Waad Al-Kateab (director/producer), Edward Watts (director)
Maiden – Alex Holmes (director)
Only You – Harry Wootliff (writer/director)
Retablo – Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (writer/director)
Film not in the English language
The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
For Sama
The Great Hack
Best animated film
Frozen II
Klaus
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4
Best director
1917 – Sam Mendes
The Irishman – Martin Scorsese
Joker - Todd Phillips
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
Best original screenplay
Booksmart - Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho
Best adapted screenplay
The Irishman -Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony Mccarten
Best actress
Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson - Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy
Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Best supporting actress
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best supporting actor
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino - The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best score
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best casting
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Two Popes
Best cinematography
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Le Mans ’66
The Lighthouse
Best editing
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best production design
1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best costume design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Judy
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best makeup and hair
1917
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Rocketman
Best sound
1917
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Rocketman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best special visual effects
1917
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker
Best British short animation
Grandad Was a Romantic
In Her Boots
The Magic Boat
Best British short film
Azaar
Goldfish
Kamali
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
The Trap
EE rising star award (voted for by the public)
Awkwafina
Jack Lowden
Kaitlyn Dever
Kelvin Harrison Jr
Micheal Ward
Bafta fellowship
Kathleen Kennedy
Compiled by Alex Isaacs
Photo: Warner Bros.