Kristen McMenamy and Stella Tennant at a Chanel dinner. Photo: Olivier Zahm

The British Fashion Council announced their nominees for the British Fashion Awards 2011 this morning. And though we’ll have to wait until November 28th to learn the winners, the roster of nominees is worth getting excited about a couple of months early.  Not so surprisingly, two of Kate Middleton‘s favorites, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen and Erdem, are in the running for Designer of the Year alongside Christopher Kane. Meanwhile, Victoria Beckham was nominated for Designer Brand of the Year for the second time in a row and she’s in masterful company, competing against Burberry, Stella McCartney and Tom Ford. Nineteen year old Georgia May Jagger has stiff competition for Model of the Year: Chanel muses Kristen McMenamy and Stella Tennant, both in their forties, have had a brilliantly diverse year betwene them. “This year’s nominees demonstrate the breadth and creativity London has to offer,” said Harold Tillman CBE, Chairman of the British Fashion Council. “The fashion brands and designers that are based here set the trends across the globe.” Click through to see a complete list of this year’s nominees.

EMERGING TALENT AWARD – ACCESSORIES
Jordan Askill, Nasir Mazhar and Tabitha Simmons.

EMERGING TALENT AWARD – READY TO WEAR
J.W. Anderson, Mary Katrantzou and Peter Pilotto.

EMERGING TALENT AWARD – MENSWEAR
Christopher Raeburn, James Long and J.W. Anderson.

DESIGNER BRAND
Burberry, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford and Victoria Beckham.

MODEL
Georgia Jagger, Kristen McMenamy, and Stella Tennant.

ACCESSORY DESIGNER
Charlotte Olympia, Emma Hill for Mulberry and Katie Hillier.

MENSWEAR DESIGNER
Kim Jones, Margaret Howell and Oliver Spencer.

ISABELLA BLOW AWARD FOR FASHION CREATOR
Guido Palau, Katie Grand and Sam Gainsbury.

RED CARPET AWARD
Antonio Berardi, Stella McCartney and Victoria Beckham.

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Christopher Kane, Erdem and Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.