Hollywood stars Gillian Anderson, BERNARD HILL and RUFUS SEWELL are among the top nominees for this year's (06) BAFTA Television Awards - Britain's answer to the Emmys.

THE X-FILES actress Anderson is nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in the TV adaptation of CHARLES DICKENS' BLEAK HOUSE.

TITANIC and THE LORD OF THE RINGS actor Hill and THE LEGEND OF ZORRO star Sewell must battle it out with a prestigious list of nominees in the Best Actor category, including STAR WARS actor DENIS LAWSON and British theatre actor MARK RYLANCE.

The list of nominees for the ceremony, which will take place in London on 7 May (06), includes:

Actor

BERNARD HILL - A Very Social Secretary

DENIS LAWSON - Bleak House

MARK RYLANCE - The Government Inspector

RUFUS SEWELL - The Taming of the Shrew

Actress

Gillian Anderson - Bleak House

LUCY COHU - The Queen's Sister

ANNE-MARIE DUFF - Shameless

ANNA MAXWELL MARTIN - Bleak House

Single Drama

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

THE QUEEN'S SISTER

RED DUST

Drama Series

BODIES

DOCTOR WHO

SHAMELESS

SPOOKS

Drama Serial

BLEAK HOUSE

FINGERSMITH

FUNLAND

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.