Here we go! It’s that time of the year again! With the announcement of the Gotham Award nominations last week, and as we start the month of November, we are embarking on the most exciting phase of awards season: the precursors! The team at Next Best Picture is excited to bring you the most fun time 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 throughout the season, so please be sure to bookmark this Awards Calendar page and return to it regularly, as updates will be posted there (not here).
Take a look below at all of the 2026-2027 awards season dates and mark your calendars!
OCTOBER
10/14: Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations (CCDA)
10/28: Gotham Award Nominations (GOTHAM)
NOVEMBER
11/2: Hollywood Music in Media Award Nominations (HMMA)
11/3: British Independent Film Award Nominations (BIFA)
11/8: Critics Choice Documentary Award Winners (CCDA)
11/12: Cinema Eye Honors Feature Nominations (CEHA)
11/14: European Film Award Nominations (EFA)
11/15: Governors Awards (AMPAS)
11/16: Golden Globe TV & Podcast Nomination Voting Begins (GG)
11/17: International Documentary Association Nominations (IDA)
11/18: Hollywood Music in Media Award Winners (HMMA)
11/24: Golden Globe Film Nomination Voting Begins (GG)
11/30: Gotham Award Winners (GOTHAM)
DECEMBER
12/1: New York Film Critics Circle Winners (NYFCC)
12/2: Independent Spirit Award Nominations (SPIRIT)
12/2: National Board of Review Winners (NBR)
12/4: Critics Choice Award Nominations (CCA)
12/4: International Documentary Association Winners (IDA)
12/4: Golden Globe Film Nomination Voting Ends (GG)
12/4: BAFTA Longlist Voting Begins (BAFTA)
12/6: British Independent Film Award Winners (BIFA)
12/6: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Winners (LAFCA)
12/7: Golden Globe Nominations (GG)
12/7: Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations (SFCS)
12/7: Oscar Shortlist Voting Begins – 12pm ET (AMPAS)
12/8: Producers Guild of America Documentary Nominations (PGA)
12/8: Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations (CFCA)
12/10: Chicago Film Critics Association Winners (CFCA)
12/11: Oscar Shortlist Voting Ends – 8pm ET (AMPAS)
12/14: Seattle Film Critics Society Winners (SFCS)
12/14: Actor Award Nomination Voting Begins (ACTOR)
12/14: Directors Guild of America Nomination Voting Begins (DGA)
12/14: Writers Guild of America Nomination Voting Begins (WGA)
12/15: Oscar Shortlists Announced (AMPAS)
12/16: Casting Society of America Artios Film Nominations (CSA)
12/16: Society of Composers and Lyricists Nominations (SCL)
12/16: Satellite Award Nominations (IPA)
12/18: Costume Designers Guild Nominations (CDG)
12/18: Golden Globe Winner Voting Begins (GG)
12/18: London Film Critics’ Circle Nominations (LFCC)
12/21: Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Nominations (MUAHS)
12/21: Producers Guild of America Nomination Voting Begins (PGA)
12/21: Phoenix Film Critics Society Winners (PFCS)
12/29: BAFTA Longlist Voting Ends, Acting Categories (BAFTA)
12/30: Writers Guild of America Nomination Voting Ends (WGA)
JANUARY
1/2: Golden Globe Winner Voting Ends (GG)
1/3: Critics Choice Award Winners (CCA)
1/3: Actor Award Nomination Voting Ends – 8pm ET (ACTOR)
1/4: Set Decorators Society of America Nominations (SDSA)
1/4: BAFTA Longlist Voting Ends, All Other Categories (BAFTA)
1/5: New York Film Critics Circle Awards Gala (NYFCC)
1/6: Actor Award Nominations (ACTOR)
1/6: Directors Guild of America Feature Nomination Voting Ends (DGA)
1/6: Directors Guild of America TV, Commercials & Documentary Nominations (DGA)
1/7: Directors Guild of America Feature Nominations (DGA)
1/7: Directors Guild of America Winner Voting Begins (DGA)
1/7: Art Directors Guild Nominations (ADG)
1/7: BAFTA Longlists (BAFTA)
1/7: Producers Guild of America Nomination Voting Ends (PGA)
1/8: Producers Guild of America Nominations (PGA)
1/8: Writers Guild of America Nominations (WGA)
1/8: Association of Motion Picture Sound Feature Film Nominations (AMPS)
1/8: American Film Institute Awards Luncheon (AFI)
1/9: AARP The Magazine Movies for Grownups Winners (AARP)
1/9: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Banquet (LAFCA)
1/10: 84th Golden Globe Winners (GG)
1/11: Oscar Nomination Voting Begins – 12pm ET (AMPAS)
1/11: Cinema Eye Honors Winners (CEHA)
1/11: Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Nominations (MPSE)
1/11: Online Film Critics Society Nominations (OFCS)
1/11: North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominations (NCFCA)
1/11: North Dakota Film Society Nominations (NDFS)
1/12: American Society of Cinematographers Nominations (ASC)
1/12: Cinema Audio Society Nominations (CAS)
1/12: National Board of Review Awards Gala (NBR)
1/12: Writers Guild of America Winner Voting Begins (WGA)
1/13: Actor Award Winner Voting Begins (ACTOR)
1/14: American Cinema Editors Eddie Nominations (ACE)
1/14: BAFTA Round Two Voting Ends (BAFTA)
1/15: Oscar Nomination Voting Ends – 8pm ET (AMPAS)
1/16: European Film Award Winners (EFA)
1/18: North Dakota Film Society Winners (NDFS)
1/19: BAFTA Nominations (BAFTA)
1/19: Visual Effects Society Nominations (VES)
1/19: Guild of Music Supervisors Nominations (GMS)
1/20: Annie Award Nominations (ANNIE)
1/21: Oscar Nominations Announced (AMPAS)
1/22: Producers Guild of America Winner Voting Begins (PGA)
1/25: Online Film Critics Society Winners (OFCS)
1/25: North Carolina Film Critics Association Winners (NCFCA)
1/26: USC Scripter Finalists (USC)
1/26: BAFTA Winner Voting Begins (BAFTA)
1/26: Writers Guild of America Winner Voting Ends (WGA)
1/28: Association of Motion Picture Sound Feature Film Winner (AMPS)
1/29: Directors Guild of America Winner Voting Ends (DGA)
1/30: Directors Guild of America Winners (DGA)
FEBRUARY
2/4: Society of Composers and Lyricists Winners (SCL)
2/6: American Cinema Editors Eddie Winners (ACE)
2/6: British Society of Cinematographers Winners (BSC)
2/7: London Film Critics’ Circle Winners (LFCC)
2/13: Writers Guild of America Winners (WGA)
2/14: Satellite Award Winners (IPA)
2/16: BAFTA Winner Voting Ends (BAFTA)
2/16: Oscar Nominees Luncheon (AMPAS)
2/17: Visual Effects Society Winners (VES)
2/18: Casting Society of America Artios Winners (CSA)
2/19: Producers Guild of America Winner Voting Ends (PGA)
2/20: Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Winners (MUAHS)
2/20: Annie Award Winners (ANNIE)
2/20: USC Scripter Winners (USC)
2/21: BAFTA Winners (BAFTA)
2/21: Set Decorators Society of America Winners (SDSA)
2/21: Guild of Music Supervisors Winners (GMS)
2/25: Costume Designers Guild Winners (CDG)
2/25: Oscar Winner Voting Begins – 12pm ET (AMPAS)
2/26: Actor Award Winner Voting Ends – 3pm ET (ACTOR)
2/27: Producers Guild of America Winners (PGA)
2/27: Art Directors Guild Winners (ADG)
2/28: Actor Award Winners (ACTOR)
MARCH
3/4: Oscar Winner Voting Ends – 8pm ET (AMPAS)
3/6: Independent Spirit Award Winners (SPIRIT)
3/6: Cinema Audio Society Winners (CAS)
3/7: American Society of Cinematographers Winners (ASC)
3/7: Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Winners (MPSE)
3/14: 99th Academy Award Winners (AMPAS)
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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