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Olivia Colman’s “The Favourite” leads the race for this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2019 nominations with 12 nods.

Behind it come “Bohemian Rhapsody“, “First Man“, “Roma” and “A Star Is Born” with seven nominations apiece; “Vice” has six nominations, “BlacKkKlansman” five, and “Cold War” and “Green Book” four each, reports variety.com.

“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, “Mary Poppins Returns”, “Mary Queen of Scots” and “Stan & Ollie” have three nominations each.

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Each of the three main actresses in “The Favourite” – Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone – scored nominations. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga landed Best Actor and Actress nominations for “A Star Is Born”, and Cooper was nominated in an all-male Best Director list.

The Favourite” will compete with “A Star Is Born”, “BlacKkKlansman”, “Green Book” and “Roma” for Best Film but surprisingly, after its success at Golden Globes, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was snubbed in the category.

Colman is competing with Glenn Close (“The Wife”), Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”), Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) and Viola Davis (“Widows”) for Leading Actress trophy.

In the Leading Actor category, Christian Bale (“Vice”), Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”), Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), Steve Coogan (Stan & Ollie”) and Viggo Mortensen (“Green Book”) are vying for the honour.