Bafta nominations 2014: Gravity leads race, but Mandela overlooked

12 Years a Slave and American Hustle among favourites as Philomena's Judi Dench is tipped for 15th award

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SPACE, slavery and Seventies con artists are the focus of this year's nominations for Britain's top film awards.

Gravity, the critically-acclaimed science-fiction thriller starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, leads the pack with 11 nominations including best film and best British film. It will be up against the slave drama 12 Years a Slave and the crime comedy-drama, American Hustle, which have 10 nominations each.

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