It’s that time of the year again! With the announcement of the Gotham Award nominations earlier and as we end the month of October and head into November, the most exciting phase of awards season is here: the precursors! The team at Next Best Picture couldn’t be more excited for what is genuinely the most fun point of the year when the race really starts to heat up with various nominations and winners from all kinds of critics groups and organizations. We will do our best to stay on top of all important dates this year as we go through the season, so please make sure to bookmark the Awards Calendar page and return to it regularly as updates are made.
​Take a look below at all of the 2023 – 2024 awards season dates and mark your calendars!
OCTOBER
10/16: Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations (CCDA)
10/24: Gotham Award Nominations (GOTHAM)
NOVEMBER
11/2: British Independent Film Award Nominations (BIFA)
11/2: Hollywood Music in Media Award Nominations (HMMA)
11/7: European Film Award Nominations (EFA)
11/12: Critics Choice Documentary Award Winners (CCDA)
11/15: Hollywood Music in Media Award Winners (HMMA)
11/16: Cinema Eye Honors Nominations (CEHA)
11/20: British Independent Film Award Technical Winners (BIFA)
11/21: International Documentary Association Nominations (IDA)
11/27: Gotham Award Winners (GOTHAM)
11/30: New York Film Critics Circle Winners (NYFCC)
DECEMBER
12/1: Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominations (MMCG)
12/3: British Independent Film Award Winners (BIFA)
12/4: Atlanta Film Critics Circle Winners (AFCC)
12/4: Michigan Movie Critics Guild Winners (MMCG)
12/5: Independent Spirit Award Nominations (SPIRIT)
12/6: National Board of Review Winners (NBR)
12/7: American Film Institute Top Ten Films (AFI)
12/7: Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Award Nominations (HCA)
12/8: Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations (CFCA)
12/9: Las Vegas Film Critics Society Nominations (LVFCS)
12/9: European Film Award Winners (EFA)
12/9: Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Nominations (WAFCA)
12/10: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Winners (LAFCA)
12/10: Boston Society of Film Critics Winners (BSFC)
12/10: Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Winners (WAFCA)
12/10: St. Louis Film Critics Association Nominations (StLFCA)
12/11: Golden Globe Award Nominations (GG)
12/12: Producers Guild of America Award Documentary Nominations (PGA)
12/12: International Documentary Association Winners (IDA)
12/12: Chicago Film Critics Association Winners (CFCA)
12/12: North Texas Film Critics Association Nominations (NTFCA)
12/12: Phoenix Critics Circle Nominations (PCC)
12/13: Las Vegas Film Critics Society Winners (LVFCS)
12/13: Critics Choice Award Nominations (CCA)
12/13: Florida Film Critics Circle Nominations (FFCC)
12/14: Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts International Nominations (AACTA)
12/15: New York Film Critics Online Winners (NYFCO)
12/15: Phoenix Critics Circle Winners (PCC)
12/15: Black Reel Award Nominations (BRA)
12/15: San Diego Film Critics Society Nominations (SDFCS)
12/16: Utah Film Critics Association Nominations (UFCA)
12/17: Boston Online Film Critics Association Winners (BOFCA)
12/17: Toronto Film Critics Association Winners (TFCA)
12/17: Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Winners (PFCC)
12/17: St. Louis Film Critics Association Winners (StLFCA)
12/18: Southern Eastern Film Critics Association Winners (SEFCA)
12/18: Indiana Film Journalists Association Winners (IFJA)
12/18: Phoenix Film Critics Society Winners (PFCS)
12/18: North Texas Film Critics Association Winners (NTFCA)
12/18: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Winners (DFWFCA)
12/18: Women Film Critics Circle Winners (WFCC)
12/18: Satellite Award Nominations (IPA)
12/18: Online Association of Female Film Critics Nominations (OAFFC)
12/19: San Diego Film Critics Society Winners (SDFCS)
12/19: Dublin Film Critics Circle Winners (DFCC)
12/20: Black Film Critics Circle Winners (BFCC)
12/20: London Film Critics Circle Nominations (LFCC)
12/21: Oscar Shortlists (AMPAS)
12/21: Online Association of Female Film Critics Winners (OAFFC)
12/21: Florida Film Critics Circle Winners (FFCC)
12/21: North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominations (NCFCA)
12/21: Society of Composers and Lyricists Nominations (SCL)
12/22: Nevada Film Critics Society Winners (NFCS)
12/22: Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Nominations (GWNYFCA)
12/23: DiscussingFilm Critic Award Nominations (DFCA)
12/29: Georgia Film Critics Association Nominations (GAFCA)
12/29: UK Film Critics Association Nominations (UKFCA)
12/31: UK Film Critics Association Winners (UKFCA)
12/31: Columbus (Central Ohio) Film Critics Association Nominations (COFCA)
JANUARY
1/2: Makeup and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Nominations (MUAHS)
1/3: Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Winners (OFCC)
1/3: North Carolina Film Critics Association Winners (NCFCA)
1/3: Critics Association of Central Florida Winners (CACF)
1/3: Alliance Of Women Film Journalists EDA Award Winners (AWFJ)
1/3: Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations (SFCS)
1/3: Austin Film Critics Association Nominations (AFCA)
1/4: Costume Designers Guild Nominations (CDG)
1/4: Columbus (Central Ohio) Film Critics Association Winners (COFCA)
1/5: British Academy Film Award Longlists (BAFTA)
1/5: Georgia Film Critics Association Winners (GAFCA)
1/5: Set Decorators Society of America Nominations (SDSA)
1/5: San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Nominations (SFBAFCC)
1/5: Hawaii Film Critics Society Nominations (HFCS)
1/6: Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Award Winners (HCA)
1/6: National Society of Film Critics Winners (NSFC)
1/6: Utah Film Critics Association Winners (UFCA)
1/6: Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Winners (GWNYFCA)
1/6: DiscussingFilm Critic Award Winners (DFCA)
1/6: Denver Film Critics Society Nominations (DFCS)
1/7: Golden Globe Award Winners (GG)
1/7: Portland Critics Association Nominations (PCA)
1/8: Seattle Film Critics Society Winners (SFCS)
1/8: North Dakota Film Society Nominations (NDFS)
1/8: Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominations (CIC)
1/8: Music City Film Critics Association Nominations (MCFCA)
1/9: San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Winners (SFBAFCC)
1/9: Art Directors Guild Award Nominations (ADG)
1/9: Cinema Audio Society Award Nominations (CAS)
1/9: Houston Film Critics Society Nominations (HFCS)
1/9: AARP Movies For Grownups Award Nominations (AARP)
1/10: Directors Guild of America Award Nominations (DGA)
1/10: Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (SAG)
1/10: Austin Film Critics Association Winners (AFCA)
1/11: American Society of Cinematographers Nominations (ASC)
1/11: Annie Award Nominations (ANNIE)
1/12: Producers Guild of America Award Nominations (PGA)
1/12: Cinema Eye Honors Winners (CEHA)
1/12: Denver Film Critics Society Winners (DFCS)
1/12: Hawaii Film Critics Society Winners (HFCS)
1/13: British Society of Cinematographers Nominations (BSC)
1/14: Critics Choice Award Winners (CCA)
1/15: African American Film Critics Association Winners (AAFCA)
1/15: North Dakota Film Society Winners (NDFS)
1/15: Portland Critics Association Winners (PCA)
1/15: Music City Film Critics Association Winners (MCFCA)
1/15: Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Nominations (LEJA)
1/16: Black Reel Award Winners (BRA)
1/16: Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award Nominations (MPSE)
1/16: Visual Effects Society Award Nominations (VES)
1/17: Iowa Film Critics Association Winners (IFCA)
1/17: AARP Movies For Grownups Award Winners (AARP)
1/17: Online Film Critics Society Nominations (OFCS)
1/17: USC Scripter Nominations (USC)
1/18: British Academy Film Award Nominations (BAFTA)
1/20: Chicago Indie Critics Award Winners (CIC)
1/21: International Cinephile Society Nominations (ICS)
1/22: Online Film Critics Society Winners (OFCS)
1/22: Houston Film Critics Society Winners (HFCS)
1/23: 96th Academy Award Nominations (AMPAS)
1/25: American Cinema Editors Eddie Award Nominations (ACE)
1/25: NAACP Image Award Nominations (NAACP)
1/27: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Winners (KCFCC)
1/28: Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Nominations (MNFCA)
FEBRUARY
2/3: British Society of Cinematographers Winners (BSC)
2/4: London Film Critics Circle Winners (LFCC)
2/4: Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Winners (MNFCA)
2/4: Online Film & Television Association Nominations (OFTA)
2/5: GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Dorian Award Nominations (GALECA)
2/10: Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts International Winners (AACTA)
2/10: Directors Guild of America Award Winners (DGA)
2/10: Art Directors Guild Award Winners (ADG)
2/11: International Cinephile Society Winners (ICS)
2/12: Vancouver Film Critics Circle Winners (VFCC)
2/12: Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Winners (LEJA)
2/13: Society of Composers and Lyricists Winners (SCL)
2/13: Set Decorators Society of America Winners (SDSA)
2/17: Annie Award Winners (ANNIE)
2/18: British Academy Film Award Winners (BAFTA)
2/18: Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award Winners (MUAHS)
2/21: Costume Designers Guild Winners (CDG)
2/21: Writers Guild of America Award Nominations (WGA)
2/21: Visual Effects Society Award Winners (VES)
2/24: Screen Actors Guild Award Winners (SAG)
2/25: Producers Guild of America Award Winners (PGA)
2/25: Film Independent Spirit Award Winners (SPIRIT)
2/26: GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Dorian Award Winners (GALECA)
MARCH
3/2: Cinema Audio Society Award Winners (CAS)
3/2: USC Scripter Winners (USC)
3/3: American Society of Cinematographers Award Winners (ASC)
3/3: Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award Winners (MPSE)
3/3: American Cinema Editors Eddie Award Winners (ACE)
3/3: Guild of Music Supervisors Award Winners (GMS)
3/3: Satellite Award Winners (IPA)
3/3: Online Film & Television Association Winners (OFTA)
3/7: Casting Society of America Artios Award Winners (CSA)
3/10: 96th Academy Awards (AMPAS)
3/17: NAACP Image Award Winners (NAACP)
APRIL
4/14: Writers Guild of America Award Winners (WGA)
This page is subject to change as the season progresses. If you know of an upcoming dates, please don’t hesitate to contact us and let us know. As always, we’ll be here to provide the necessary coverage you need to stay on top of anything and everything awards season!
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