The 90th annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 4, 2018. In the 90 days leading up to Oscar Sunday, which will once again be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, a slew of precursor prizes will be handed out at various cerermonies. While the last of these will be the Indie Spirit Awards a mere 24 hours before the Oscars, those nominations are announced in late November.
Prior to the Jan. 12 deadline for Oscar nomination ballots, the Critics’ Choice Awards and Golden Globes will have taken place. The BAFTA Awards will have announced nominations as will the actors, directors, producers and writers guilds. And the major critics groups already will have weighed in with their top picks too.
Below, we detail these key dates.
Note: Winners events are in gold while nomination announcements are italicized.
OCTOBER
Oct. 19 – Gotham Awards: Nominations Announced
Oct. 23 – SAG Awards: Film Submissions Close
Oct. 26 – AFI Awards: Film Submissions Close
Oct. 27 – BAFTA Britannia Awards
NOVEMBER
Nov. 2 – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
Nov. 5 – European Film Awards: Nominations Announced
Nov. 11 – Governors’ Awards
Nov. 16 – SAG Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 17 – WGA Awards: Film Submissions Close
Nov. 21 – Independent Spirit Awards: Nominations Announced
Nov. 21 – PGA Awards: Documentary Nominations Announced
Nov. 24 – Golden Globes: Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 27 – Gotham Awards
Nov. 27 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 28 – National Board of Review: Winners Announced
Nov. 29 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 30 – NYFCC: Winners Announced
Nov. 30 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
DECEMBER
Dec. 1 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 1 – PGA Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 3 – LAFCA: Winners Announced
Dec. 4 – Annie Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 4 – ACE Eddie Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 4 – Golden Globes: Screening Deadline
Dec. 5 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 5 – ADG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 6 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 6 – Golden Globes: Press Conferences Deadline
Dec. 7 – AFI Awards: Winners Announced
Dec. 7 – Golden Globes: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 8 – MUAHS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 9 – European Film Awards: Winners Announced
Dec. 10 – SAG Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 11 – Golden Globes: Nominations Announced
Dec. 11 – ASC Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 13 – SAG Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 14 – CAS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 15 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 18 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 18 – CDG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 19 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 28 – ACE Eddie Awards: Film Nomination Voting Closes
Dec. 28 – MUAHS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
JANUARY
Jan. 2 – Annie Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 3 – ACE Eddie Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 3 – ADG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – CAS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 4 – ADG Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 4 – CDG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – National Board of Review: Ceremony
Jan. 5 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Opens
Jan. 5 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 5 – MUAHS Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 5 – AFI Awards: Ceremony
Jan. 5 – ASC Awards: Film Nomination Voting Closes
Jan. 5 – ACE Eddie Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 5 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 7 – Golden Globes
Jan. 8 – ADG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 8 – MPSE Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Jan. 8 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 9: National Board of Review: Ceremony
Jan. 10 – ASC Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – CAS Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – CDG Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 10 – ASC Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 10 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 11 – Critics’ Choice Awards
Jan. 11 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 11 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 12 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 15: NAACP Image Awards
Jan. 15 – VES Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 17 – MPSE Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 18 – ACE Eddie Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 19 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 19 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 20 – PGA Awards
Jan. 21 – SAG Awards
Jan. 22 – MPSE Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 22 – MPSE Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 23 – Oscars: Nominations Announced
Jan. 23 – Annie Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 24 – CDG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 25 – ADG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 25 – MUAHS Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 25 – VES Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 26 – ACE Eddie Awards
Jan. 27 – ADG Awards
Jan. 29 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
FEBRUARY
Feb. 2 – CAS Awards: Final Voting Opens
Feb. 2 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 3 – DGA Awards
Feb. 3 – Annie Awards
Feb. 5: Oscars: Nominees Luncheon
Feb. 8 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 8 – VES Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 10 – USC Scripter Awards
Feb. 10 – Oscars: Scientific & Technical Awards
Feb. 11 – WGA Awards
Feb. 12 – ASC Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 13 – VES Awards
Feb. 14 – CAS Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 14 – CDG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 14 – MPSE Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 16 – MUAHS Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 17 – ASC Awards
Feb. 18 – BAFTA Awards
Feb. 18 – MPSE Awards
Feb. 20 – Oscars: Final Voting Opens
Feb. 20 – CDG Awards
Feb. 24 – CAS Awards
Feb. 24 – MUAHS Awards
Feb. 27 – Oscars: Final Voting Closes
MARCH
March 3 – Independent Spirit Awards
March 4 – Oscars
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