The National Board of Review announces its winners on Dec. 3. Last year, this collection of film lovers foresaw the Best Picture Oscar win by “Green Book” and the Best Supporting Actress victory of Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”). However, the NBR also showered “A Star is Born” with three prizes: Best Director (Bradley Cooper), Best Actress (Lady Gaga) and Best Supporting Actor (Sam Elliott).
Absent from its Top 10 were three eventual Oscar winners: “BlacKkKlansman,” “The Favourite” and “Vice.” Two years ago, the NBR didn’t include the eventual Best Picture winner, “The Shape of Water,” in its Top 10 (also MIA were “Darkest Hour” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” which accounted for three of the four winners for acting at the Oscars.)
Among this year’s other precursor awards, the Golden Globes will be handed out two days before the Jan. 7 deadline for Oscar nomination ballots. The BAFTA Awards announces its nominations that day as do the directors and producers.
Below, we detail all the key dates.
Note: Winners events are in gold while nomination announcements are italicized.
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DECEMBER
Dec. 3- National Board of Review: Winners Announced
Dec. 3 – CDG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 3 – MUAHS Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 4 – AFI Awards: Winners Announced
Dec. 4- NYFCC: Winners Announced
Dec. 4 – CAS Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 4 – Golden Globes: Screening Deadline
Dec. 6 – ADG Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 6 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 6 – Golden Globes: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 7 – European Film Awards
Dec. 8 – LAFCA: Winners Announced
Dec. 8 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 8 – SAG Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 9 – ADG Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 9 – Golden Globes: Nominations Announced
Dec. 9 – ACE Awards: Film Nomination Voting Closes
Dec. 9 – MPSE Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 9 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 10 – CAS Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 10 – CDG Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 11 – ACE Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 11 – SAG Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 12 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Opens
Dec. 12 – PGA Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 13 – MPSE Awards: Nominations Announced
Dec. 16 – Oscars: Shortlists in 9 categories
Dec. 16 – ACE Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 16 – ASC Awards: Film Nomination Voting Opens
Dec. 17 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 18 – ADG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 18 – MPSE Awards: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 19 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Opens
Dec. 30 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Voting Closes
Dec. 30 – Golden Globes: Final Voting Closes
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JANUARY
Jan. 1 – Annie Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 2 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Opens
Jan. 2 – ASC Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 2 – CAS Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 2 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – ASC Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 3 – CDG Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 3 – MUAHS Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 3 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 4 – ASC Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 5 – Golden Globes
Jan. 6 – VES Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 6 – WGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 6 – ACE Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 6 – DGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 6 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 7 – Oscars: Nominations Voting Closes
Jan. 7 – BAFTA Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 7 – DGA Awards: Nominations Announced
Jan. 7 – PGA Awards: Film Nominations Announced
Jan. 7 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 7 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 7 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 8 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 9 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 10 – Critics’ Choice Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 11 – MUAHS Awards
Jan. 12 – Critics’ Choice Awards
Jan. 12 – Annie Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 13 – Oscars: Nominations Announced
Jan. 14 – CAS Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 15 – MPSE Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 16 – PGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 17 – ACE Awards
Jan. 17 – CDG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 17 – SAG Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 18 – PGA Awards
Jan. 19 – MPSE Awards
Jan. 19 – SAG Awards
Jan. 21 – ASC Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 21 – WGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 24 – DGA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 25 – Annie Awards
Jan. 25 – ASC Awards
Jan. 25 – CAS Awards
Jan. 25 – DGA Awards
Jan. 28 – CDG Awards
Jan. 29 – VES Awards
Jan. 29 – BAFTA Awards: Final Voting Closes
Jan. 30 – Oscars: Final Voting Opens
Jan. 30 – ADG Awards: Final Voting Closes
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FEBRUARY
Feb. 1 – ADG Awards
Feb. 1 – WGA Awards
Feb. 2 – BAFTA Awards
Feb. 4 – Oscars: Final Voting Closes
Feb. 8 – Independent Spirit Awards
Feb. 9 – Oscars
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