Awards Season Calendar 2025-2026: Key Dates for the Oscars, Golden Globes, SAG, DGA and More
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Awards Season Calendar (Updated Oct. 3, 2025): The road to the Oscars is a marathon, not a sprint.
This calendar is your definitive guide to the 2025-2026 awards season — mapping out the key moments, milestones, and must-know dates that shape Hollywood’s most competitive race. From early nominations to final voting deadlines, this resource keeps you up to date on the events that build toward the Academy Awards.
As the industry leader in awards coverage, predictions, and analysis, Variety brings you the most comprehensive breakdown of the season, spanning the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, and Tonys. You’ll also find pivotal announcements and ceremonies from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Producers Guild of America (PGA), Directors Guild of America (DGA) and more.
All major dates and events are highlighted in bold for quick reference. Bookmark this page and check back often, as updates and new entries will be added throughout the season. Please note that all dates are subject to change.
October 2025
Oct. 6: Student Academy Awards
Oct. 8: Artios Awards nominations, non-film categories (Casting Society)
Oct. 17: Daytime Emmy Awards
Oct. 20: Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations
Oct. 23: Billboard Latin Music Awards
Oct. 28: Gotham Film Awards nominations
November 2025
Nov. 2: BAFTA Honours (film, TV and games)
Nov. 3: British Independent Film Awards nominations
Nov. 7: Grammy Awards nominations
Nov. 9: Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Nov. 16: Governors Awards (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Nov. 18: European Film Academy nominations
Nov. 19: Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Nov. 30: British Independent Film Awards
December 2025
Dec. 1: Gotham Film Awards
Dec. 3: Spirit Awards nominations
Dec. 4: Critics Choice Awards TV nominations
Dec. 5: Critics Choice Awards film nominations
Dec. 8: Golden Globe Awards nominations / Oscar Shortlist voting begins / African American Film Critics Association
Dec. 10: ICG Publicists Awards TV nominations
Dec. 12: Costume Designers Guild Awards nominations / Oscar Shortlist voting ends /
Dec. 15: Directors Guild of America nomination voting begins / Screen Actors Guild nomination voting begins
Dec. 16: Oscar Shortlists announced / SCL Awards nominations (Society of Composers & Lyricists)
Dec. 17: Artios Awards (Casting Society Awards) nominations (film)
Dec. 18: Producers Guild of America nomination voting begins
Dec. 29: MUAHS Awards nominations (Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild)
January 2026
Jan. 2: Palm Springs International Film Awards
Jan. 4: Critics Choice Awards / Screen Actors Guild nomination voting ends
Jan. 6: New York Film Critics Circle gala.
Jan. 7: SAG Awards nominations / Art Directors Guild Award nominations
Jan. 8: American Society of Cinematographers nominations (ASC) / Directors Guild of America nominations (DGA) and Directors Guild of America winner voting begins / Producers Guild of America nomination voting ends
Jan. 9: PGA Awards nominations / BAFTA longlists announced /
Jan. 10-11: Oscar nominating screenings (bake-offs) will be held for the casting, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects categories.
Jan. 11: Golden Globe Awards
Jan. 12: Oscar nomination voting begins / Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel nominations (MPSE)
Jan. 13: Visual Effects Society nominations (VES) / National Board of Review Awards Gala
Jan. 14: ICG Publicists Awards motion picture nominations / Screen Actors Guild winner voting begins
Jan. 16: Oscar nomination voting ends
Jan. 17: European Film Awards
Jan. 20: Cinema Audio Society nominations (CAS)
Jan. 22: Oscar nominations
Jan. 27: Writers Guild Awards nominations / BAFTA nominations / ACE Eddie Awards nominations (American Cinema Editors)
February 2026
Feb. 1: Grammy Awards
Feb. 6: Directors Guild of America winner voting ends / SCL Awards
Feb. 7: DGA Awards
Feb. 12: Costume Designers Guild Awards
Feb. 14: MUAHS Awards
Feb. 15: Film Independent Spirit Awards
Feb. 22: BAFTA Awards
Feb. 25: Visual Effects Society Awards (VES)
Feb. 26: Artios (Casting) Awards / Oscar winner voting begins
Feb. 27: ACE Eddie Awards / Screen Actors Guild winner voting ends
Feb. 28: PGA Awards / Art Directors Guild Awards
March 2026
March 1: SAG Awards
March 5: Oscar winner voting ends
March 7: Cinema Audio Society Awards (CAS)
March 8: Writers Guild Awards / American Society of Cinematographers Awards (ASC) / Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards (MPSE)
March 13: ICG Publicists Awards
March 15: Academy Awards
April 2026
April 28: Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation
