His work saw him win five Oscars, while he received a Bafta fellowship in 2005.
This year they will embrace new media with the Bafta Interactive Entertainment Awards later this month.
Comedian Billy Connolly is being honoured with a lifetime achievement award by Bafta Scotland.
Ken Loach's film The Angels' Share leads the way in this year's Scottish Bafta nominations.
Sharma has been rewarded for his debut by being shortlisted for the Bafta Rising Star award.
The Bafta New Talent awards recognise stand-out work across several categories including acting, writing and animation.
Other Bafta fellows from the video games industry include Peter Molyneux, Shigeru Miyamoto and Will Wright.
But has Hurt been so busy that he hasn't had time to prepare a Bafta speech?
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However, both Dame Helen and The Young Victoria star Blunt have missed out on Bafta nods.
Earlier this week, the story about Merida, a headstrong Highland princess, was nominated for a Bafta.
It went on to win a Bafta and an Emmy for actress Susan Hampshire.
The Bafta nominations were announced on Wednesday with Lincoln leading the way in 10 categories.
The 69-year-old director and producer has been honoured with Bafta's highest accolade, the Fellowship.
Bafta chairman John Willis said Palin had made "an incredible contribution to the medium over five decades".
Bafta video games committee chairman Harvey Elliott said Mr Newell's contribution to the games industry was "unique".
It also stars The Hobbit and former Doctor Who actor Sylvester McCoy and Bafta-nominated star John Hannah.
The BAFTA awards ceremony will take place on February 10 at the Royal Opera House in London.
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Kirsty was named journalist of the year by BAFTA Scotland in 1993 and Best Television Presenter in 1997.
Daniel Kerr, from Glasgow, is one of more than 30 nominees for this year's Bafta New Talent Awards.
The drama is due to be broadcast in 2014 and has been written by Bafta winner Adrian Hodges.
It was shortlisted for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and its score, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, won a Bafta.
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He won a Bafta for his performance as a terminally ill cancer patient in the 1978 play Going Gently.
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Bafta has had a good record in picking the films that have gone onto Oscar glory in recent years.
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His film was named best British film at the Bafta awards last month.
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The fellowship would be officially bestowed during the Bafta video game awards on 5 March, the academy added.
Earlier this year he won a Bafta for his portrayal of Fred West in the ITV1 drama Appropriate Adult.
So is Rust and Bone star Marion Cotillard, who has also been nominated for a Bafta for her performance.
The BBC Northern Ireland programme, The Shame of the Catholic Church, has won a Bafta in a ceremony in London.
The best writer in the drama category was picked up by previous BAFTA-nominee Sally Wainwright for Last Tango in Halifax.
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