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Awards Season Calendar (Updated October 3, 2025): The road to the Oscar is a marathon, not a sprint.
This calendar is the definitive guide to the 2025-2026 Awards season. Map key moments, milestones and must-see dates that will shape Hollywood’s most competitive race. From the early nominations to the final vote deadline, this resource will stay up to date with events built for the Academy Awards.
As an industry leader in awards, predictions and analytics, Variety brings the most comprehensive breakdown of the season, spanning Oscars, Emmy, Grammys and Tony. There are also pivotal announcements and rituals from the Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Producer Guild of America (PGA), Director’s Guild of America (DGA).
All major dates and events are highlighted in bold for quick reference. Bookmark this page and check it out frequently. As the latest information and new entries will be added throughout the season. Please note that all dates are subject to change.
October 2025
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October 6th: Student Academy Awards
October 8: Artios Awards nominations, non-film category (casting society)
October 17th: Daytime Emmy Awards
October 20th: Critics Choice Documentary Nominations
October 23rd: Billboard Latin Music Award
October 28th: Gotham Film Award nominations
November 2025
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November 2nd: BAFTA HONORS (movies, television, games)
November 3rd: British Independent Film Awards nominations
November 7th: Grammy Award nominations
November 9th: Critics’ Choice Documentary Award
November 16th: Governor’s Award (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
November 18th: European Film Academy nominations
November 19th: Hollywood Music for the Media Award
November 30th: British Independence Film Award
December 2025
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December 1st: Gotham Film Awards
December 3rd: Spirit Award nominations
December 4th: TV nomination for Critics Choice Award
December 5th: Critics’ Choice Award Film Nomination
December 8th: Golden Globe Award nominations / Oscar nominees start voting / African American Film Critics Association
December 10th: ICG Publicists Awards TV nomination
December 12th: Costume Designer Guild’s Word Nominations / Voting of Oscar Nominees Ends /
December 15th: Director’s Guild of America nomination votes begin / Screen Actor’s Guild nomination votes begin
December 16th: Oscar nominee list announced / SCL Award nominations (Society of Composers & Lyricists)
December 17th: Artios Awards (Casting Society Awards) nomination (movie)
December 18th: Producer Guild of America nomination votes begin
December 29th: MUAHS Award nomination (Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Guild)
January 2026
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January 2nd: Palm Springs International Film Awards
January 4th: Critics’ Choice Award/Screen Actor Guild Nomination Vote Ends
January 6th: New York Film Critics Circle Gala.
January 7th: SAG Award nominations/Art Director Guild Award nominations
January 8th: American Photography Association Nominations (ASC) / Director Guild America Nominations (DGA) and Director Guild of America Winner Voting Begins / Producer Guild of America Nominations Voting Ends
January 9th: PGA Award nominations / BAFTA longlist announced /
January 10-11: Oscar nomination screening (bake-off) will be held for casting, makeup, hair styling, sound and visual effects categories.
January 11th: Golden Globe Awards
January 12th: Oscar nomination voting begins / Movie Sound Editor Golden Reel Nomination (MPSE)
January 13th: Visual Effects Society nomination (VES) / National Board of Review Awards Gala
January 14th: ICG Publicists Awards Motion Picture nominations / Screen Actor Guild Winner Voting begins
January 16th: Oscar nomination vote ends
January 17th: European Film Awards
January 20th: Cinema Audio Society Nomination (CAS)
January 22nd: Oscar nomination
January 27th: Writers’ Gilded War Nominations / BAFTA Nominations / Ace Editor Nominations (American Film Editor)
February 2026
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February 1st: Grammy Awards
February 6th: Director’s Guild of America Winners Voting Ends / SCL Award
February 7th: DGA Award
February 12th: Costume Designer Guild Award
February 14th: MUAHS Award
February 15th: Film Independence Spirit Award
February 22nd: BAFTA Awards
February 25th: Visual Effects Society Awards (VES)
February 26th: Artios Award/Oscar Winner Voting Begins
February 27: The end of the Ace Eddie Awards/Screen Actors Guild Winner vote
February 28th: PGA Award/Art Director Guild’s Word
March 2026
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March 1st: SAG Awards
March 5th: Oscar winner voting ends
March 7th: Cinema Audio Society Awards (CAS)
March 8th: Writer Guild Award / American Film Association Award (ASC) / Film Sound Editor Golden Reel Award (MPSE)
March 13th: ICG Publicists Awards
March 15th: Academy Awards
April 2026
April 28th: Science and Technology Award Presentation
