Bafta nominations announced

'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' each received 11 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards today.

Following her US awards success, Kate Winslet had two nominations in the leading actress category – one for 'The Reader' and one for 'Revolutionary Road'.

The 'Dark Knight' had nine nominations and 'Changeling' had eight.

'Frost/Nixon' received six nominations, 'The Reader' had five and 'In Bruges', 'Milk' and 'Revolutionary Road' all had four each.

Earlier this week, Winslet and 'Slumdog Millionaire' made it a night to remember for at the Golden Globes.

The actress scooped two awards and 'Slumdog Millionaire', the story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik became a contestant on the Hindi version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' took home four trophies including best dramatic film.

'Slumdog Millionaire' is nominated in the Bafta categories Best Film, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Music, Production Design, Sound and Outstanding British Film.

Danny Boyle has been nominated for Director, 18-year-old Dev Patel for Leading Actor and Freida Pinto received a nomination as Supporting Actress.

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' was nominated for Best Film, Director for David Fincher, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Make Up and Hair, Music, Production Design and Special Visual Effects.