BAFTA nominations announced

'Avatar', 'An Education' and 'The Hurt Locker' each received eight nominations today for this year’s film Baftas.

'District 9' has seven nominations; 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'Up in the Air' have six nominations apiece; and 'Coco Before Chanel', 'Nowhere Boy', 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire' and 'Up' each receive four nominations at the Orange British Academy Film Awards.

'Avatar' received nominations for Best Film, while James Cameron has a nod in the Director category.