Ron Howard's film Rush, which depicts the intense 1976 Formula 1 championship battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, has received four BAFTA nominations. It will go up against five rivals in the Outstanding British Film category, which include Gravity, Mandela: Long Walk to Fredom and Saving Mr Banks. Following his Golden Globe nomination in December last year, Daniel Bruhl – who portrays Niki Lauda in the film – has once again been nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category. His opposition comes from Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra), Bradley Cooper (American Hustle), Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave) and Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips). The other categories that...
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