Lincoln is Oscars favourite as Daniel Day-Lewis leads British charge in nominations with Adele getting nod for Skyfall theme A win would make it a hat-trick of best actor Oscar wins for the British-born star. Also nominated is Naomi Watts, who was recognised for her role in Impossible with a nod in the best actress category. And all-conquering pop megastar Adele gets nominated for her Bond theme Skyfall. UK-born 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. Day-Lewis is shortlisted alongside Les Miserables star Hugh Jackman, Denzel Washington, Joaquin Phoenix and Bradley Cooper. It is his fifth nomination in the category, which he won in 1989 for My Left Foot and in 2007 for There Will be Blood. 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. Adele's nomination for best original song puts her up against Oscars host Seth MacFarlane, who is nominated for 'Everybody Needs A Best Friend' from his film Ted. The nominees also include 'Suddenly' from Les Miserables, which was co-written by London journalist Herbert Kretzmer. 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. Anne Hathaway's performance in Les Miserables saw her nominated for supporting actress along with Amy Adams, Lincoln star Sally Field, Helen Hunt and Jacki Weaver. Today's announcement, by MacFarlane and Spiderman star Emma Stone, means disappointment for Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirren, who missed out despite being tipped for possible nominations for their respective performances in Skyfall and Hitchcock. Bookmakers William Hill immediately installed Day-Lewis as the 1-8 favourite to win best actor. The firm's spokesman Rupert Adams said: "Daniel must be running out of space on his mantelpiece as he looks certain to bag another Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Lincoln." The film, set during the last years of the American Civil War, is also favourite to win best picture, best director for Spielberg and supporting actor for Jones. Eric Fellner, from Working Title, the company behind Les Miserables, said he was "so pleased" for Jackman and Hathaway. He said: "They did unbelievable work. They both gave the performances of their lives. He added it was "a shame" that Hooper had not been recognised in the directing category, but said he was pleased with the film's overall success and that another of the firm's films, Anna Karenina, had four nominations. He said: "No-one can do their job on a movie without a director so these nominations are also a tribute to the work done by the directors." Adele took to Twitter to thank the academy, saying: "Oh my god I feel like Meryl Streep!! Thank you x. Adele's nomination was one of five for Skyfall, which was also shortlisted for cinematography, music (original score), sound editing and sound mixing. Les Miserables got seven nominations, with eight for Silver Linings Playbook, 11 for Life Of Pi and 12 for Lincoln. Here are the nominees in the main categories: Actor in a Leading Role: Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables Joaquin Phoenix in The Master Denzel Washington in Flight Actor in a Supporting Role: Alan Arkin in Argo Robert De Niro in Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle Riva in Amour Quvenzhane Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts in The Impossible Actress in a Supporting Role: Amy Adams in The Master Sally Field in Lincoln Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables Helen Hunt in The Sessions Jacki Weaver in Silver Linings Playbook Directing: Michael Haneke for Amour Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild Ang Lee for Life of Pi Steven Spielberg for Lincoln David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook Music (Original Score): Dario Marianelli for Anna Karenina Alexandre Desplat for Argo Mychael Danna for Life of Pi John Williams for Lincoln Thomas Newman for Skyfall Music (Original Song): J. Ralph for Before My Time from Chasing Ice Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane for Everybody Needs A Best Friend from Ted Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri for Pi's Lullaby from Life of Pi Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth for Skyfall from Skyfall Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil for Suddenly from Les Miserables Best Picture: Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Silver Linings Playbook