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. Oscar nominations will be announced on February 8, 2021, with voting set to take place from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1. The 94th Academy Awards (The Oscars) are scheduled to air live on ABC on Sunday, March 27 from the Dolby Theatre.
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September
11: Creative Arts Emmys Ceremony 1 (winners)
12: MTV Video Music Awards (winners)
12: Creative Arts Emmys Ceremony 2 (winners)
12: Creative Arts Emmys Ceremony 3 (winners)
19: Primetime Emmy Awards (winners)
26: Tony Awards (nominations)
30: End of product eligibility period for Grammy Awards
October
4: Critics Choice Awards – TV category submissions open
8: Film Independent submission deadline for awards (members only)
15: Oscars deadline submission for animation short, documentary short subject and live action short film
21: Gotham Awards nominations
22: Grammy Awards – first round voting begins
November
1: Oscars deadline submission for deadline for animated feature, documentary feature, international feature, original score, original song
5: Grammy Awards – first round voting ends
11: AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards
15: Oscars deadline submission for deadline for general entry categories
15: Critics Choice Awards – TV category submissions closed
15: IDA Documentary Awards nominations
17: Critics Choice Nomination Committees begin deliberations
21: American Music Awards
23: 64th Annual Grammy Awards nominees announced
29: Gotham Awards ceremony
29: Critics Choice Awards ballots go out to film branch members
30: National Board of Review awards announcement
30: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
December
1: Critics Choice Awards – TV nominations announced
3: New York Film Critics Circle awards announcement
3: Critics Choice Awards nomination ballots for film branch due at midnight pst
6: Critics Choice Awards – Film nominations announced
6: 64th Grammy Awards final voting begins
10: Producers Guild of America Documentary Film nominations
10: BAFTA Awards round one voting begins
21: Oscars shortlist announcement
21: Annie Awards nominations
31: Oscars eligibility period ends
January
3: BAFTA Awards round one voting ends.
5: Final Grammy Awards voting ends
6: Final Critics Choice ballots emailed to all members
7: Final Critics Choice ballots deadline to be returned at 9 pm pst.
9: 27th annual Critics Choice Awards presented live on The CW
11: National Board of Review awards gala
12: Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) nominations announced
13: Producers Guild of America Awards (PGA) nominations announced – TV (children’s, shortform and sports)
13: Writers Guild of America Awards (WGA) nominations – TV
15: Academy Governors Awards
17: Visual Effects Society Awards (VES) nominations announced
21: Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) nominations announced – TV and commercial
24: Art Directors Guild Awards (ADG) nominations announced
25: Cinema Audio Society (CAS) nominations announced
26: Directors Guild of America (DGA) nominations announced – Documentary
27: 94th Oscar nominations voting begins at 9:00 am pst
27: Producers Guild of America Awards nominations – Film, TV (specials and streamed)
27: Directors Guild of America (DGA) nominations announced – Feature films
27: Writers Guild of America (WGA) nominations announced – Film
31: 64th Annual Grammy Awards on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount Plus at 8-11:30 p.m. est / 5-8:30 p.m. pst
February
1: Oscar nomination voting ends at 5:00 pm pst
3: BAFTA Film Awards nominations announcement
5: International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards
8: 94th Oscars nominations announcement
26: Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards
26: Annie Awards
26: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddie) Awards
27: Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony
March
5: 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards air on IFC at 5:00 pm pst
5: Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards
7: Oscar nominees luncheon
8: Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards
12: Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards
13: BAFTA Film Awards ceremony
17: Final Oscars voting begins at 9:00 pst
19: Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards
20: Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards
22: Final Oscar voting ends at 5:00 pm st
27: 94th Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre and televised live on ABC
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The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. Since 1927, nominees and winners are selected by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 17 branches are represented within the near 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.