Shadow Dancer, adapted from a novel by ITN journalist Tom Bradby, is also nominated for best screenplay.

BBC: Day-Lewis up for Evening Standard best actor award

Riseborough, 31, who has had roles in Shadow Dancer, Never Let Me Go, Brighton Rock and Happy Go Lucky, recently finished filming with Tom Cruise in sci-fi thriller Oblivion, set for release in April.

BBC: Actresses lead Bafta rising star nominees

Bafta rising star nominee Andrea Riseborough is in the running for best actress for her performance as an IRA member in Shadow Dancer, along with Charlotte Rampling who plays a femme fatale Anna Welles in the noir thriller I, Anna.

BBC: Day-Lewis up for Evening Standard best actor award