Elsewhere The Gruffalo, a BBC co-production based on Julia Donaldson's popular children's book, gets a nomination for best animated short.

BBC: Colin Firth leads British charge at Academy Awards

Author Julia Donaldson, who is best known for The Gruffalo and was appointed the new Children's Laureate earlier this week, received the same honour.

BBC: Colin Firth made CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours List

Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson, Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon and the authors behind the Rainbow Magic series, all clocked up more than a million loans last year.

BBC: James Patterson tops library lending chart