The British Academy Film and Television Awards have unveiled the final list of nominations for the 2012 BAFTA Television Awards, due to be presented on Sunday May 27 2012.

Sherlock has gained three nominations in acting categories.

Benedict Cumberbatch – Best Actor

Martin Freeman – Best Supporting Actor

Andrew Scott – Best Supporting Actor

Martin Freeman and Andrew Scott face off in the Best Supporting Actor category. This is Andrew’s first BAFTA Nomination. Due to changes in the rules for the 2012 award, the Best Drama award – which Sherlock won in 2011 – now requires a minimum of five new episodes in a series to be eligible. Sherlock was thus eligible for the Mini-Series category, a suitably packed field, and sadly wasn’t nominated.

You can see the full list of nominations for the 2012 BAFTA Television Awards HERE.

This makes Sherlock’s nomination in the YouTube Audience Award all the more important. This Award is also presented on Sunday May 27 2012, and with Martin and Andrew facing each other in the same category Sherlock can only win a possible three awards from four nominations. If you are in the UK, and haven’t voted for Sherlock across as many computers and mobile devices as you can, head over to the BAFTA YouTube Channel to vote NOW.