Awards Season Calendar (2023-2024): Key Dates and Voting Schedule for Upcoming Oscars, Grammys and Other Ceremonies
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.
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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 – 33rd 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 – 81st 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 – 29th 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 – 96th 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 – 96th 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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