All awards and nominations lead to the coveted Academy Awards ceremony. As the industry’s leader in awards analysis, predictions and the entertainment business, you can find the key upcoming dates for this year’s awards season.

All critical dates are in bold.

Check out the key dates below and bookmark the page. Other ceremonies and dates will be added over the coming weeks.

Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.

OCTOBER

Oct. 2 – Final submission deadline for Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for Academy Awards / Golden Globes submissions website opens

Oct. 4 – SAG Awards submissions open

Oct. 16 – Final submission deadline for Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories for Academy Awards

Oct. 24 – Gotham Awards nominations announced / Student Academy Awards

NOVEMBER

Nov. 1 – Final submission deadline for music (original score) and music (original song) categories for the Academy Awards

Nov. 4 – Grammy Awards nominations announced

Nov. 6 – Golden Globes submission deadline

Nov. 8 – Country Music Awards

Nov. 13 – Critics Choice submissions close for TV categories

Nov. 14 – Critics Choice Nominating Committees begin deliberations for TV

Nov. 15 – Final submission deadline for animated feature and general entry categories for Academy Awards

Nov. 20 – Golden Globes TV ballots sent.

Nov. 27 – 33^rd Annual Gotham Awards / Golden Globes deadline for TV ballots at 5:00 pm PST

Nov. 28 – Golden Globes nomination ballots for films sent to members

DECEMBER

Dec. 1 – Critics Choice sends out film nomination ballots to branch members; Nominating Committees render recommendations for TV

Dec. 3 – Kennedy Center Honors

Dec. 5 – Critics Choice TV nominations announced at 9:00 am PST

Dec. 6 – National Board of Review / ICG Publicists Awards TV nominations / Golden Globes ballots for film due at 5:00 pm PST

Dec. 8 – Critics Choice deadline for returning film nomination ballots.

Dec. 11 – Golden Globe Awards nominations announced

Dec. 12 – Producers Guild of America Awards (PGA) nominations announced – documentary

Dec. 13 – Critics Choice Film nominations announced at 9:00 am PST.

Dec. 15 – Producers Guild of America (PGA) nominations announced – sports, childrens and short form / Golden Globes final ballots sent to voters

Dec. 15-17 – Children & Family Emmys

Dec. 18-21 – Preliminary shortlist voting for the Academy Awards (

Dec. 21 – Oscars shortlist announced

JANUARY

Jan. 2 – Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards nominations

Jan. 3 – Golden Globes ballots due at 5:00 pm PST

Jan. 4 – Palm Springs International Film Awards

Jan. 5 – Critics Choice final ballots go out to both film and TV branch members

Jan. 6-7 – Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Jan. 7 – 81^st Annual Golden Globes

Jan. 9 – Academy’s Governors Awards (rescheduled from Nov. 18) / Cinema Audio Society nominations

Jan. 10 – SAG Awards nominations announced / ICG Publicists Awards film nominations announced

Jan. 11-16 – Oscar nominations voting begins for eligible members.

Jan. 11 – American Society of Cinematographers nominations announced / National Board of Review gala

Jan. 12 – Productions Guild of America Awards nominations (theatrical, animated and TV series) announced / AFI Awards / Critics Choice deadline for returning ballots for film & TV

Jan. 13 – Oscars visual effects nominating screening (bake-off)

Jan. 14 – 29^th Annual Critics Choice Awards / Oscars makeup and hairstyling nominating screening and sound nominating screening (bake-off)

Jan. 15 – Primetime Emmy Awards (rescheduled from Sept. 18)

Jan. 18 – BAFTA Film Awards nominations

Jan. 23 – 96^th Oscar nominations announced

FEBRUARY

Feb. 4 – Grammy Awards nominations

Feb. 12 – Oscar Nominees Luncheon

Feb. 18 – BAFTA Film Awards / Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards

Feb. 22 – Final Oscars voting begins at 9:00 am PST

Feb. 23 – Sci-Tech Oscars

Feb. 24 – SAG Awards

Feb. 25 – Film Independent Spirit Awards / Producers Guild of America Awards

Feb. 27 – Final Oscars voting ends at 5:00 pm PST

MARCH

March 2 –  Cinema Audio Society Awards

March 3 – American Society of Cinematographer Awards

March 8 – ICG Publicists Awards

March 10 – 96^th Oscars

OSCARS PREDICTIONS CATEGORIES

BEST PICTURE | DIRECTOR | BEST ACTOR | BEST ACTRESS | SUPPORTING ACTOR | SUPPORTING ACTRESS | ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | ANIMATED FEATURE | PRODUCTION DESIGN | CINEMATOGRAPHY | COSTUME DESIGN | FILM EDITING | MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING | SOUND | VISUAL EFFECTS | ORIGINAL SCORE | ORIGINAL SONG | DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | INTERNATIONAL FEATURE | ANIMATED SHORT | DOCUMENTARY SHORT | LIVE ACTION SHORT

ABOUT THE ACADEMY AWARDS

The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. Since 1927, nominees and winners have been selected by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Seventeen branches are represented within the nearly 10,000-person membership. The branches are actors, associates, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentary, executives, film editors, makeup and hairstylists, marketing and public relations, members-at-large, members-at-large (artists’ representatives), music, producers, production design, short films and feature animation, sound, visual effects and writers

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