Gravity the one to beat at Baftas

Space drama Gravity is the film to beat at tonight's Baftas.

It has 11 nominations in almost every major category including best film and best leading actress for Sandra Bullock.

Hot on its heels is 12 Years a Slave, which has 10 nods.

Philomena is up for the best picture and best actress award for Judi Dench.

One of them is a best director nomination for Steve McQueen, who said: "I'm just grateful that the cast and crew are recognised."

Helen Mirren knows she's already a winner - she's to get the royal seal of approval when the Duke of Cambridge presents her with the Fellowship award, the highest accolade bestowed by the Academy.

The Bafta Awards are being held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, central London, tonight. Here are the contenders for the main categories:

:: Best Film

12 Years A Slave

American Hustle

Captain Phillips

Gravity

Philomena

:: Leading Actor

Bruce Dern for Nebraska

Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years A Slave

Christian Bale for American Hustle

Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf Of Wall Street

Tom Hanks for Captain Phillips

:: Leading Actress

Amy Adams for American Hustle

Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine

Emma Thompson for Saving Mr Banks

Judi Dench for Philomena

Sandra Bullock for Gravity

:: Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi for Captain Phillips

Bradley Cooper for American Hustle

Daniel Bruhl for Rush

Matt Damon for Behind The Candelabra

Michael Fassbender for 12 Years A Slave

:: Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle

Julia Roberts for August: Osage County

Lupita Nyong’o for 12 Years A Slave

Oprah Winfrey for The Butler

Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine

:: Director

Steve McQueen for 12 Years A Slave

David O.Russell for American Hustle

Paul Greengrass for Captain Phillips

Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity

Martin Scorsese for The Wolf Of Wall Street

:: Outstanding British Film

Gravity

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

Philomena

Rush

Saving Mr Banks

The Selfish Giant

:: Outstanding Debut by a British writer, director or producer

Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson for Good Vibrations

Kelly Marcel for Saving Mr Banks

Kieran Evans for Kelly + Victor

Paul Wright and Polly Stokes for For Those In Peril

Scott Graham for Shell

:: Film not in the English language

The Act Of Killing

Blue Is The Warmest Colour

The Great Beauty

Metro Manila Wadjda

:: Documentary

The Act Of Killing

The Armstrong Lie

Blackfish

Tim’s Vermeer

We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks

:: Animated Film

Despicable Me 2

Frozen

Monsters University

:: Original Screenplay

Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell for American Hustle

Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine

Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron for Gravity

Joel and Ethan Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis

Bob Nelson for Nebraska

:: Adapted Screenplay

John Ridley for 12 Years A Slave

Richard LaGravenese for Behind The Candelabra

Billy Ray for Captain Phillips

Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Philomena

Terence Winter for The Wolf Of Wall Street

:: Original Music

Hans Zimmer for 12 Years A Slave

John Williams for The Book Thief

Henry Jackman for Captain Phillips

Steven Price for Gravity

Thomas Newman for Saving Mr Banks