2014 was quite a strong year for film, a fact that will be reflected in the many awards ceremonies that will take place over the coming weeks.

This morning, the BAFTA nominations for 2015 were released and even though occasionally they can be a little biased to British film (it's to be expected), this year it's entirely warranted that they will feature largely in the nomination lists.

Of course, Birdman is going to be one of the main films to be honoured this year but there is also the excellent Imitation Game, with an amazing lead performance from Benedict Cumberbatch and The Theory of Everything, which stars British stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.

The Grand Budapest Hotel receives 11 nominations. Birdman and The Theory of Everything are each nominated in ten categories. The Imitation Game has nine nominations. Boyhood and Whiplash are each nominated five times. Mr. Turner, Nightcrawler and Interstellar receive four nominations. Pride has three nominations.

For Best Film, the nominations are Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything.

The best British Film nominations are '71, The Imitation Game, Paddington, Pride, The Theory of Everything and Under the Skin.

Leading Actor noms go to Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton and Ralph Fiennes.

While the Leading Actress nominations are Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, Julianne Moore, Reese Witherspoon and Rosamund Pike.

The best Director nominations Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood), Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), James Marsh (The Theory of Everything) and Damien Chazelle (Whiplash).

Documentary nominations are 20 Feet from Stardom, 20,000 Days on Earth, Citizenfour, Finding Vivian Maier and Virunga.

Animated Film includes Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls and The Lego Movie.