London ( CNN ) -- Steven Spielberg 's political drama `` Lincoln '' on Wednesday led the field with 10 Bafta nominations , along with Tom Hooper 's film version of the long-running stage musical `` Les Miserables '' and Ang Lee 's `` Life of Pi , '' which both have nine nods . The three are in the running for best film in the British movie awards , along with `` Argo , '' ( seven nominations ) a thriller set during the Iran hostage crisis , and `` Zero Dark Thirty , '' ( five nods ) directed by Katheryn Bigelow -- the only woman to win a best director Oscar -- about the hunt for Osama bin Laden . Daniel Day-Lewis is nominated for best actor for his role as the U.S. president who led his country during the civil war and worked to end slavery . Read how 'Lincoln ' distorts history . Day-Lewis is up against `` Argo '' star Ben Affleck , `` Les Miserables '' co-star Hugh Jackman , Bradley Cooper for `` Silver Linings Playbook '' and Joaquin Phoenix for `` The Master . '' Oscar winner Helen Mirren is recognized in the best actress category for her role in `` Hitchcock , '' playing the wife of the British suspense filmmaker . Mirren is joined by `` Amour '' star Emmanuelle Riva , Jennifer Lawrence for `` Silver Linings Playbook , '' `` Rust and Bone '' star Marion Cotillard and Jessica Chastain for `` Zero Dark Thirty . '' Quentin Tarantino is nominated for best director and original screenplay for his slavery action-drama `` Django Unchained . '' Affleck is also recognized for directing `` Argo , '' along with Bigelow , Lee and `` Amour '' director Michael Haneke . Read why 'Django Unchained ' stirs race debate . Javier Bardem was nominated as best supporting actor for his role as the villain in the latest and most commercially successful James Bond movie , `` Skyfall , '' but that film was overlooked in the best film category . Bardem was among eight `` Skyfall '' nominations that also included best supporting actress for Judi Dench , who plays spy boss M , and best British movie . The BAFTA awards ceremony will take place on February 10 at the Royal Opera House in London . The nominations are viewed as one of the indicators for success in the Oscars , which will be announced Thursday . Golden Globe winners will be announced on Sunday .
Steven Spielberg 's political drama `` Lincoln '' leads Bafta nominations . Tom Hooper 's `` Les Miserables '' and Ang Lee 's `` Life of Pi '' also in contention . Daniel Day-Lewis is nominated for best actor for his role as U.S. president . Comment: