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 from January 27 to February 1. The 94th Academy Awards (The Oscars) are scheduled to air live on ABC on Sunday, March 27, from the Dolby Theatre.
Check out the key dates below and bookmark the page.
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 (winners)
27: Critics Choice Awards – TV category submissions open
30: End of product eligibility period for Grammy Awards
October
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 (nominations)
22: Grammys: first-round voting begins for nominations
27: People’s Choice Awards nominations
November
1: Oscars: deadline submission for deadline for animated feature, documentary feature, international feature, original score, original song
3: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) nominations announcement (nominees)
5: SAG Awards submission closes at 5 pm PT
5: Grammys: first-round voting ends for nominations
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 (nominees)
16: Critics Choice Nomination Committees begin deliberations
19: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) craft category winners announced (winners)
21: American Music Awards (winners)
22: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) submissions open
23: 64th Annual Grammy Awards nominees announced (nominees)
29: Gotham Awards ceremony (winners)
30: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
30: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) – TV Eligibility period ends
December
2: National Board of Review awards announcement (originally slated for 11/30, in a statement on Nov. 18, NBR moved its date) – (winners)
3: New York Film Critics Circle awards announcement (winners)
3: African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) screening/screener deadline
3: Critics Choice Awards NomComs render official recommendations
5: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) – Feature and TV entries due
5: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) awards ceremony
6: 64th Grammy Awards final voting begins
6: SAG Awards nominations voting opens
6: Critics Choice Awards – TV nominations announced
7: 2021 People’s Choice Awards ceremony on NBC and E!
7: Critics Choice Awards nominating ballots to go out to film branch members
8: AFI Awards 2021 honorees announced (winners)
8: AAFCA Top 10 films announced (here)
10: Oscars: Preliminary voting for shortlists begin at 9:00 am pst
10: Producers Guild of America Documentary Film nominations
10: BAFTA Awards round one voting begins
10: Critics Choice Awards film nomination ballots due at midnight PT
13: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) – Spotlight and Documentary entries due (members only)
13: Critics Choice Awards – Film nominations announced at 9:00 am pst (nominees)
13: Golden Globe announce nominations** (NBC has canceled the airing of the Golden Globes for 2022 – nominees)
14: Film Independent Spirit Award nominations.
15: Oscars: Preliminary voting for shortlists ends at 5:00 pm pst.
15: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) – TV Nominations voting begins
18: Los Angeles Film Critics Association winners
21: Oscars shortlist announcement
21: Annie Awards nominations
31: Oscars eligibility period ends
31: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) – Feature, Spotlight, Documentary eligibility period ends
January
3: BAFTA Awards round one voting ends.
5: Final Grammy Awards voting ends
5: Final Critics Choice ballots emailed to all members
5: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) submissions close
5: Costume Designers Guild nomination ballot voting opens online at 6 am PT
7: Final Critics Choice ballots deadline to be returned at 9 pm PT
7: *DELAYED* AFI Awards ceremony
9: SAG Awards nomination voting closes at 5 pm PT
9: *DELAYED* 27th Critics Choice Awards presented live on The CW and TBS at 7 pm ET (tape-delayed PT)
9: 13: Golden Globe announce winners** (NBC has canceled the airing of the Golden Globes for 2022 and will not air. Many studios, publicists and talent are continuing to boycott)
10: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) – Feature nominations voting begins
11: *DELAYED* National Board of Review awards gala
11: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) nomination ballots sent
12: 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG-AFTRA) 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: *DELAYED* Academy Governors Awards
17: Visual Effects Society Awards (VES) nominations announced
17: AAFCA winners announcement
18: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) nomination ballots due
19: Final SAG Awards voting opens
19: Costume Designers Guild nomination ballot voting closes at 5:00 pm PT
21: Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) nominations announced – TV and commercial
24: Art Directors Guild Awards (ADG) nominations announced
24: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) – Feature and TV nomination voting ends at 12 PT
25: Cinema Audio Society (CAS) nominations announced
25: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) nominations announced
26: Directors Guild of America (DGA) nominations announced – Documentary
26: Costume Designers Guild Award nominations announced
27: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) nominations announced
27: 94th Oscar nominations voting begins at 9 am PT
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
28: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) final ballots sent
31: *DELAYED* 64th Annual Grammy Awards on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount Plus at 8–11:30 pm ET / 5–8:30 pm PT
February
1: Oscar nomination voting ends at 5 pm PT
1: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) final nomination voting begins
3: BAFTA Film Awards nominations announcement
5: International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards
8: 94th Oscars nominations announcement
8: American Cinema Editors (ACE Eddies) final ballots close
9: Costume Designers Guild Awards final voting opens online at 6:00 am PT
21: Costume Designers Guild Awards final Ballot voting closes at 5:00 pm PT
25: SAG Awards final voting ends at noon PT
26: Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards
26: Annie Awards
26: 72nd annual ACE Eddie Awards presented
27: 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards televised live on TNT and TBS at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
March
2: 13th annual AAFCA Awards
5: Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards
6: 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards air on IFC at 5 pm PT
7: Oscar nominees luncheon
8: Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards
9: Costume Designers Guild Awards
12: Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards
13: BAFTA Film Awards ceremony
17: Final Oscars voting begins at 9 PT
17: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) final nomination voting ends
17: Casting Society of America Awards (Artios) ceremony.
19: Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards
20: Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards
20: 36th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards
22: Final Oscar voting ends at 5 pm PT
27: 94th Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre and televised live on ABC
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To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit THE OSCARS COLLECTIVE
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Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season THE ARCHIVE
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2022 Academy Awards Predictions
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Film Editing
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Sound
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best International Feature
- Best Animated Short
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Live-Action Short
About the Academy Awards (Oscars)
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.
