While the 91st annual Academy Awards are still three months away, the first of the precursor prizes will be handed out at the 28th annual Gotham Awards on Monday, November 26. These kudos are presented by the Independent Film Project, with the winners decided by juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors and others directly involved in making films.
In each of the last four years, the Gotham Awards winner for Best Feature has been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and three of them won: “Birdman” (2014), “Spotlight” (2015) and “Moonlight” (2016). In 2017 the top Gotham Award went to “Call Me by Your Name,” which subsequently earned a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars and won Best Adapted Screenplay.
Prior to the Jan. 14 deadline for Oscar nomination ballots, the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards 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.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 26 – Gotham Awards
Nov. 26 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Nov. 27 – National Board of Review: Winners Announced
Nov. 29 – NYFCC: Winners Announced
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DECEMBER
Dec. 1 – Golden Globes: Screening Deadline
Dec. 2 – BIFA Awards
Dec. 2 – Golden Globes: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 3- Annie Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 3 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 4 – AFI Awards: Winners Announced
Dec. 5 – ADG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 6 – Golden Globes: Nominations Announced
Dec. 7 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 7 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 8 – MPSE Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 9 – LAFCA: Winners Announced
Dec. 10 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 10 – SAG Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 10 – ACE Eddie Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 10 – ASC Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 10 – MUAHS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 12 – SAG Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 13 – PGA Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 13 – CAS Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 14 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 15 – European Film Awards
Dec. 17 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 17 – Oscars: Shortlists in 9 categories
Dec. 17 – CDG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 19 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 28 – ACE Eddie Awards: Film Nomination Voting Closes
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JANUARY
Jan. 1 – Annie Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 2 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 2 – ASC Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 2 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – ACE Eddie Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – CAS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 4 – AFI Awards: Ceremony
Jan. 4 – ADG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – CDG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 5 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 6 – Golden Globes
Jan. 7 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Opens
Jan. 7 – ACE Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 7 – ADG Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 7 – ASC Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 7 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 7 – ACE Eddie Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 7 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 7 – MUAHS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 8 – DGA Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 8 – CAS Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 8: National Board of Review: Ceremony
Jan. 8 – ADG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 8 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 8 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 9 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – CDG Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 10 – MUAHS Awards: Nominations Announced|
Jan. 10 – ASC Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 10 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 10 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Jan. 11 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 11 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 13 – Critics’ Choice Awards
Jan. 14 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 15 – VES Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 16 – MPSE Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 18 – ACE Eddie Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 18 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 19 – PGA Awards
Jan. 19 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 20 – Annie Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 21 – MPSE Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 21 – CDG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 21 – MPSE Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 21 – MUAHS Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 21 – VES Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 22 – Oscars: Nominations Announced
Jan. 24 – CAS Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 27 – SAG Awards
Jan. 31 – ADG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 31 – VES Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 31 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
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FEBRUARY
Feb. 1 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 2 – DGA Awards
Feb. 2 – Annie Awards
Feb. 2 – ACE Eddie Awards
Feb. 2 – ADG Awards
Feb. 4: Oscars: Nominees Luncheon
Feb. 5 – VES Awards
Feb. 6 – CAS Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 8 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 8 – CDG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 8 – MUAHS Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 9 – ASC Awards
Feb. 10 – BAFTA Awards
Feb. 11 – WGA Awards
Feb. 11 – MPSE Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 12 – Oscars: Final Voting Opens
Feb. 12 – ASC Awards: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 16 – CAS Awards
Feb. 16 – MUAHS Awards
Feb. 17 – WGA Awards
Feb. 17 – MPSE Awards
Feb. 19 – Oscars: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 19 – CDG Awards
Feb. 23 – Independent Spirit Awards
Feb. 24 – Oscars
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