Queen to rule BAFTAs

'The Queen' is the frontrunner at this year's Orange BAFTA awards, after receiving an incredible 10 nominations.Dame Helen Mirren has been nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her performance as Queen Elizabeth in the hit film about the British Royal Family after the death of Princess Diana, while Stephen Frears is in the running for the Achievement in Direction award.The British drama will also do battle with 'Casino Royale' - which is named in nine categories - for Outstanding British Film of the Year.And Daniel Craig - who made his debut as James Bond in the film - looks set to silence his critics after being nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Craig faces stiff competition for the accolade from Leonardo DiCaprio, for his role in 'The Departed', 'The History Boys' star Richard Griffiths, Peter O'Toole in 'Venus' and Forest Whitaker who was named for his mesmerising performance in 'The Last King of Scotland'.The Best Actress category is equally impressive, with Mirren up against Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet.Fantasy film 'Pan's Labyrinth' is up for eight awards, political drama 'Babel' - starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett - got seven nominations, while 'The Departed', 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'United 93' all received six.

The winners will be announced on February 11 at a glitzy ceremony - hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) - to be held at London's Royal Opera House, in Covent Garden.

2007 BAFTA Awards nominees:

FILM

BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu/Jon Kilik/Steve Golin

THE DEPARTED - Brad Pitt/Brad Grey/Graham King

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE*

THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries

THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year

CASINO ROYALE - Michael G Wilson/Barbara Broccoli/Martin Campbell/Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock

NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Scott Rudin/Robert Fox/Richard Eyre/Patrick Marber

THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries/Stephen Frears/Peter Morgan

UNITED 93 - Tim Bevan/Lloyd Levin/Paul Greengrass

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film

ANDREA ARNOLD (Director) - Red Road

JULIAN GILBEY (Director) - Rollin' with the Nines

CHRISTINE LANGAN (Producer) - Pierrepoint

GARY TARN (Director) - Black Sun

PAUL ANDREW WILLIAMS (Director) - London to Brighton

THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction

BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu

THE DEPARTED - Martin Scorsese

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris

THE QUEEN - Stephen Frears

UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

BABEL - Guillermo Arriaga

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Michael Arndt

PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo del Toro

THE QUEEN - Peter Morgan

UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

CASINO ROYALE - Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis

THE DEPARTED - William Monahan

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Aline Brosh McKenna

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock

NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Patrick Marber

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

APOCALYPTO - Mel Gibson/Bruce Davey

BLACK BOOK (ZWARTBOEK) - Teun Hilte/San Fu Maltha/Jens Meurer/Paul Verhoeven

PAN'S LABYRINTH - Alfonso Cuarón/Bertha Navarro/Frida Torresblanco/Guillermo del Toro

RANG DE BASANTI (PAINT IT YELLOW) - Ronnie Screwvala/Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

VOLVER - Agustín Almodóvar/Pedro Almodóvar

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

CARS - John Lasseter

FLUSHED AWAY - David Bowers/Sam Fell

HAPPY FEET - George Miller

ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE

DANIEL CRAIG - Casino Royale

LEONARDO DICAPRIO - The Departed

RICHARD GRIFFITHS - The History Boys

PETER O'TOOLE - Venus

FOREST WHITAKER - The Last King of Scotland

ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE

PENELOPE CRUZ - Volver

JUDI DENCH - Notes on a Scandal

HELEN MIRREN - The Queen

MERYL STREEP - The Devil Wears Prada

KATE WINSLET - Little Children

ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE

ALAN ARKIN - Little Miss Sunshine

JAMES MCAVOY - The Last King of Scotland

JACK NICHOLSON - The Departed

LESLIE PHILLIPS - Venus

MICHAEL SHEEN - The Queen

ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE

EMILY BLUNT - The Devil Wears Prada

ABIGAIL BRESLIN - Little Miss Sunshine

TONI COLETTE - Little Miss Sunshine

FRANCES DE LA TOUR - The History Boys

JENNIFER HUDSON - Dreamgirls

THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music

BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla

CASINO ROYALE - David Arnold

DREAMGIRLS - Henry Krieger

HAPPY FEET - John Powell

THE QUEEN - Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHY

BABEL - Rodrigo Prieto

CASINO ROYALE - Phil Meheux

CHILDREN OF MEN - Emmanuel Lubezki

PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo Navarro

UNITED 93 - Barry Ackroyd

EDITING

BABEL - Stephen Mirrione/Douglas Crise

CASINO ROYALE - Stuart Baird

THE DEPARTED - Thelma Schoonmaker

THE QUEEN - Lucia Zucchetti

UNITED 93 - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson

PRODUCTION DESIGN

CASINO ROYALE - Peter Lamont/Simon Wakefield

CHILDREN OF MEN - Geoffrey Kirkland/Jim Clay/Jennifer Williams

MARIE ANTOINETTE - K K Barrett/Véronique Melery

PAN'S LABYRINTH - Eugenio Caballero/Pilar Revuelta

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Rick Heinrichs/Cheryl A Carasik

COSTUME DESIGN

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Patricia Field

MARIE ANTOINETTE - Milena Canonero

PAN'S LABYRINTH - Lala Huete

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Penny Rose

THE QUEEN - Consolata Boyle

SOUND

BABEL - José García/Jon Taylor/Chris Minkler/Martín Hernández

CASINO ROYALE - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor

PAN'S LABYRINTH - Martín Hernández/Jamie Bashkt

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Christopher Boyes/George Watters II/ Paul Massey/Lee Orloff

UNITED 93 - Chris Munro/Mike Prestwood Smith/Douglas Cooper/Oliver Tarney/Eddy Joseph

ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

CASINO ROYALE - Steve Begg/Chris Corbould

CHILDREN OF MEN - Frazer Churchill/Tim Webber/Michael Eames/Paul Corbould

PAN'S LABYRINTH - Edward Irastorza/Everett Burrell

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson

SUPERMAN RETURNS - Mark Stetson

MAKE UP & HAIR

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Nicki Ledermann/Angel De Angelis

MARIE ANTOINETTE - Jean-Luc Russier/Desiree Corridoni

PAN'S LABYRINTH*

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Ve Neill/Martin Samuel

THE QUEEN - Daniel Phillips

SHORT ANIMATION FILM

DREAMS AND DESIRES - FAMILY TIES - Les Mills/Joanna Quinn

GUY 101 - Ian Gouldstone

PETER AND THE WOLF - Hugh Welchman/Alan Dewhurst/Suzie Templeton

SHORT FILM

CARE - Rachel Bailey/Corinna Faith

CUBS - Lisa Williams/Tom Harper

DO NOT ERASE - Asitha Ameresekere

HIKIKOMORI - Karley Duffy/Paul Wright

KISSING, TICKLING AND BEING BORED - David Smith/Jim McRoberts

* denotes nominees to be confirmed