Master And Commander and Young Adam lead the nominations for this year's London Film Critics' Circle Awards.

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World received six nominations including film of the year, best director, best actor for Crowe and best British actor for Paul Bettany.

Meanwhile, Young Adam leads the local hopefuls with nominations in seven categories.

Ewan McGregor is nominated for best British actor and David Mackenzie is up for three awards: best British director, best British screenwriter and best British newcomer.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on February 11, in aid of the NSPCC.

Nominations in full:

Film of the Year
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
The Hours
Far From Heaven
Mystic River
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Attenborough Award (formerly British Film of the Year)
The Hours
The Magdalene Sisters
Young Adam
In This World
The Mother

Best Director
Peter Weir (Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World)
Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven)
Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King)
Clint Eastwood (Mystic River)
Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo)

Best British Director
Michael Winterbottom (In This World)
David Mackenzie (Young Adam)
Peter Mullan (The Magdalene Sisters)
Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain)
Stephen Daldry (The Hours)

Best Actor
Russell Crowe (Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World)
Ed Harris (The Hours)
Sean Penn (Mystic River)
Bill Murray (Lost In Translation)
Nicolas Cage (Adaptation)

Best Actress
Holly Hunter (Thirteen)
Meryl Streep (Adaptation)
Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven)
Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain)
Scarlett Johansson (Girl With The Pearl Earring)

Best British Actor
Jude Law (Cold Mountain)
Paul Bettany (Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World)
Ewan McGregor (Young Adam)
Daniel Craig (The Mother)
Paddy Considine (In America)

Best British Actress
Tilda Swinton (Young Adam)
Julie Walters (Calendar Girls)
Anne Reid (The Mother)
Charlotte Rampling (The Swimming Pool)
Helen Mirren (Calendar Girls)

Best British Actor In A Supporting Role
David Threlfall (Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World)
Stephen Dillane (The Hours)
Bill Nighy (Love Actually)
John Alderton (Calendar Girls)
Brendan Gleeson (Cold Mountain)

Best British Actress In A Supporting Role
Shirley Henderson (Intermission)
Emily Mortimer (Young Adam)
Emma Thompson (Love Actually)
Fenella Woolgar (Bright Young Things)
Eileen Walsh (The Magdalene Sisters)

Best Screenwriter
Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven)
Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation)
John Collee/Peter Weir (Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World)
Brian Helgeland (Mystic River)
Shari Springer Bergman/Robert Pulcini (American Splendor)

Best British Screenwriter
David Mackenzie (Young Adam)
Peter Mullan (The Magdalene Sisters)
David Hare (The Hours)
Hanif Kureshi (The Mother)
Richard Curtis (Love Actually)

Best British Newcomer
Romola Garai (I Capture The Castle)
David Mackenzie (Young Adam)
James Sives (Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself)
Richard Curtis (Love Actually)
Nora-Jane Noone (The Magdalene Sisters)

Best Foreign Language Film
Etre Et Avoir
Good Bye, Lenin!
Belleville Rendezvous
Swimming Pool
Spirited Away