Prior to Oscar nomination ballots going online on Jan. 5, the major critics groups will have weighed in with their winners as will the National Board of Review and the AFI. While all of those awards will have taken place in December, the guilds (with the exception of the actors) reveal their nominations much closer to the time of academy voting. Indeed, the editors, writers and art directors unveil their slates in the three days before Oscar voting commences while the directors, producers, makeup artists & hairstylists and visual effects wizard do so during the nine days of balloting that ends on Jan. 13. The announcement of the nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards will be on Jan. 24, 2017.
Below, we detail these key dates.
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Note: Winners events are in gold while nomination announcements are italicized.
OCTOBER
Oct. 20 – Gotham Awards: Nominations Announced
Oct. 22 – SAG Awards: Film Submissions Close
Oct. 27 – AFI Awards: Film Submissions Close
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NOVEMBER
Nov. 12 – Governors’ Awards
Nov. 17 – SAG Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 18 – WGA Awards: Film Submissions Close
Nov. 20: PGA Awards: Documentary Nominations Announced
Nov. 22 – Independent Spirit Awards: Nominations Announced
Nov. 25 – Golden Globes: Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 28 – Gotham Awards
Nov. 28 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 28 – Annie Awards: Nominations Announced
Nov. 29 – National Board of Review: Winners Announced
Nov. 29 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Nov. 30 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
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DECEMBER
Dec. 1 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 1 – New York Film Critics Circle: Winners Announced
Dec. 1 – PGA Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 4 – British Independent Film (BIFA) Awards
Dec. 4 – Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Winners Announced
Dec. 5 – Golden Globes: Screening Deadline
Dec. 5 – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association: Winners Announced
Dec. 6 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 7 – Golden Globes: Press Conferences Deadline
Dec. 8 – AFI Awards: Winners Announced
Dec. 8 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 9 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Final Voting Closes
Dec. 9 – Golden Globes: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 11 – Critics’ Choice Awards
Dec. 11 – SAG Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 11 – New York Film Critics Online: Winners Announced
Dec. 12 – Golden Globes: Nominations Announced
Dec. 14 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 14 – SAG Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 19 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 19 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Opens
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JANUARY
Jan. 2 – ACE Eddie Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 2 – CSA Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 3 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 -New York Film Critics Circle Awards ceremony
Jan. 4 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – National Board of Review: Ceremony
Jan. 4 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 5 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Opens
Jan. 5 – ADG Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 6 – AFI Awards: Ceremony
Jan. 8 – Golden Globes
Jan. 9 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 9 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 10 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – MHG Guild Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – VES Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 10 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 12 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 12 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 13 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 19 – CSA Awards
Jan. 24 – Oscars: Nominations Announced
Jan. 27 – ACE Eddie Awards
Jan. 27 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 27 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 28 – PGA Awards
Jan. 29 – SAG Awards
Jan. 30 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
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FEBRUARY
Feb. 3 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 4 – DGA Awards
Feb. 4 – Annie Awards
Feb. 7 -VES Awards
Feb. 8 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 11 – Oscars: Scientific & Technical Awards
Feb. 12 – BAFTA Awards
Feb. 13 – Oscars: Final Voting Opens
Feb. 19 – WGA Awards
Feb. 19 – MHG Awards
Feb. 21 – Oscars: Final Voting Opens
Feb. 25 – Independent Spirit Awards
Feb. 26 – Oscars
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