Out of the Furnace is another awards contender barely blessed with actual nominations, but a cast including Christian Bale (who is nominated, albeit for American Hustle) and Casey Affleck may help punch it through.
Anthony Minghella's film of Patricia Highsmith's thriller, The Talented Mr Ripley, has four nominations, and the three British directors have also been nominated for the David Lean director award.
Nominations close on Wednesday.
A spokesperson described as "a fake" the "long list" of nominations.
Two films received seven nominations: The Insider, the true story of a whistle-blower in the tobacco industry, and The Cider House Rules, an adaptation of the John Irving novel set in a New England orphanage.
The Green Mile and The Sixth Sense also made the best film nominations.
"But when you get a load of Oscar nominations, and you look down the list of great directors who have won in the past, it's really humbling.
Nominations for the Oscars will be announced on Thursday.
More on this year's Bafta nominations News: Full house for Grand Budapest Hotel Full list of nominations As it happened: the nominations liveblogged.
Whiplash has four nominations, with an acting nod for JK Simmons as the terrifying music teacher at an elite New York academy who torments a talented young jazz drummer.
Some real surprises this morning as the Bafta nominations were announced: observers were startled at the non-showing of Mike Leigh's superlative Mr Turner, not even in the best British film category, which found room for Paddington.
