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The nominations for next month's Orange BAFTA Film Awards have been announced, and The Artist has come out on top.

The black and white silent film leads the list of hopefuls with a mighty 12 nominations, closely followed by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with 11 nods. Other big contenders include Hugo (nine), My Week with Marilyn (six) and The Help and War Horse (five nominations each).

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Drive, The Iron Lady and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 have four nominations. The Descendants, Moneyball, Senna and We Need to Talk about Kevin all have three nominations apiece and Shame, The Ides of March, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bridesmaids, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn each receive two.

Read the FULL list of nominations.

The Artist's nominations include Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor. His co-star Bérénice Bejo is nominated for Leading Actress. 

The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 12 February at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, and will be hosted by Stephen Fry.

For more information about this year's Orange BAFTA Film Awards, visit  www.bafta.org/film/awards.