George Clooney has been nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Up in the Air. He will compete for the prestigious award against Jeff Bridges, Colin Firth, Jeremy Renner and Andy Serkis.

Meryl Streep is up for the Best Actress award, alongside Carey Mulligan, Saoirse Ronan, Audrey Tautou and Gabourey Sidibe. It is the 13th time Meryl has been nominated for a BAFTA Award.

Alec Baldwin, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kristen Stewart and Vera Farmiga also received nominations.

The 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday, February 21, at London’s Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

List of nominations for the 2010 BAFTA Film Awards:

Best Film:
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up in the Air

Outstanding British Film:
An Education
Fish Tank
In the Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy

Best Director:
James Cameron, Avatar
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
An Education, Lone Scherfig
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Original Screenplay:
Inglourious Basterds
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
A Serious Man
Up

Adapted Screenplay:
Up
District 9
An Education
In The Loop
Precious
Up in the Air

Film not in the English Language:
Broken Embraces
Coco Before Chanel
Let the Right One In
A Prophet
The White Ribbon

Animated Film:
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Up

Leading Actor:
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Andy Serkis, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Leading Actress:
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Audrey Tautou, Coco Before Chanel

Supporting Actor:
Alec Baldwin, It’s Complicated
Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
Alfred Molina, An Education
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Supporting Actress:
Anne-Marie Duff, Nowhere Boy
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo’Nique, Precious
Kristin Scott Thomas, Nowhere Boy

Music:
Avatar
Crazy Heart
Fantastic Mr Fox
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Up

Cinematography:
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The Road

Editing:
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Up in the Air

Production Design:
Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Inglourious Basterds

Costume Design:
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
An Education
A Single Man
The Young Victoria

Sound:
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Up

Special Visual Effects:
Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek

The Orange Rising Star Award:
Jesse Eisenberg
Nicholas Hoult
Carey Mulligan
Tahar Rahim
Kristen Stewart