The year was particularly notable for a number of low budget and independent horror films, such as In Fear, Devil's Pass, Dementamania and Stalled.
As with other years, the largest number of co-productions were made with the United States, with 37 films.
The British nominations were led by Skyfall, Life of Pi, Les Misérables and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the first three of which went on to receive large numbers of technical awards.
In terms of main awards categories, Daniel Day-Lewis won many for the American film Lincoln and the Americans Ang Lee and Anne Hathaway won for Life of Pi and Les Misérables respectively.
They did, however, notably lose out to Argo and Django Unchained (both from the United States).