DANIEL DAY-LEWIS is odds-on to complete an Oscars hat-trick after he was nominated for best actor for his performance in US historical drama Lincoln.
It is the British-born star’s fifth nomination in the category he has already won twice in 1989 for My Left Foot and in 2007 for There Will be Blood.
Day-Lewis is shortlisted alongside Les Miserables star Hugh Jackman, Denzel Washington, Joaquin Phoenix and Bradley Cooper but bookmakers William Hill have already made him 1-8 favourite to win.
Also nominated is Naomi Watts, who is recognised for her role in The Impossible, with a nod in the best actress category and all-conquering pop megastar Adele, who is nominated for her Bond theme Skyfall.
UK-born Watts said she was “truly honoured” her portrayal of Tsunami survivor Maria Belon in The Impossible had been recognised.
She said: “I am so thrilled and humbled with this morning’s wonderful news. The journey of telling Maria Belon’s miraculous story of survival has been an incredible experience and I am so grateful for this acknowledgement of our film.”
Adele took to Twitter to thank the academy, saying: “Oh my god I feel like Meryl Streep!! Thank you x.”
Her nomination was one of five for Skyfall, which was also shortlisted for cinematography, music (original score), sound editing and sound mixing.
Silver Linings Playbook got eight nominations, with 11 for Life Of Pi and 12 for Lincoln.
Watts faces competition from US stars including Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence, who were recognised for their roles in Zero Dark Thirty and Silver Linings Playbook respectively.
Also nominated are Quvenzhane Wallis and Emmanuelle Riva.
Les Miserables, directed by The King’s Speech filmmaker Tom Hooper, is in the running for best picture but Hooper failed to get a nomination in the directing category which he won in 2010.
Also nominated for best picture are Ben Affleck’s Argo, set during the Iran hostage crisis, Beasts Of The Southern Wild and Quentin Tarantino’s western Django Unchained. Life Of Pi, Amour, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty complete the shortlist.
Hollywood veterans Alan Arkin, Tommy Lee Jones and Robert De Niro were all named in the supporting actor category, with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christoph Waltz.