The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards have honoured a number of films shot in and around the capital including Martin Scorsese's Hugo, which leads the way with 11 nods, followed by My Week with Marilyn, The Iron Lady, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, W.E. and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

Previously an Oscar®-winner in 2007 for The Departed, director Martin Scorsese enjoyed success with Hugo at this year's Golden Globes picking up the award for Best Director. His first 3D shot film, Hugo received the highest number of Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Based on the New York Times bestseller, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret', the film was made extensively in the UK with huge sets at Shepperton and Longcross Studios and also shot on location at London's V&A Museum.

Joining Hugo for Best Picture is WWI drama War Horse, by Oscar®-winning director Steven Spielberg. The film, which scored a total of six nominations, boasts an all star British cast, starring Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan and Emily Watson, and was shot almost exclusively in the UK.

The nominations for Best Actress including Meryl Streep for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in the London-shot biopic The Iron lady and Michelle Williams for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn, which was also produced in the capital.

My Week with Marilyn, produced by Film London Chair David Parfitt, also received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Kenneth Branagh, and his performance as Sir Laurence Olivier.

Espionage thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which again shot in and around the city, has been nominated for three gongs including Best Actor for Gary Oldman as the retired MI6 agent, George Smiley and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Madonna's W.E. is up for Best Costume Design alongside the BBC Films production of Jane Eyre, starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender, which was produced in the UK.

The final film in the London-shot Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, picked three nods for Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Makeup and Best Achievement in Visual Effects.

Short film-makers from the UK also made an impact this year A Morning Stroll by Grant Richard nominated in the Animation category and Terry George and Oorlagh George for The Shore in Live Action category.

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are and one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world. The 84th Academy Awards will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday 26th February.