Awards Season Calendar 2025–2026: Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tonys and All the Key Dates

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Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

Awards Season Calendar (Updated Jan. 29, 2026): The road to the Oscars is a marathon, not a sprint.

Variety’s Awards Season Calendar is your definitive guide to the 2025–2026 race — charting the key moments, milestones and must-know dates that shape Hollywood’s biggest night and most competitive season. From early eligibility deadlines and nominations to final voting windows, this page tracks the events that steadily build towards the Academy Awards.

As the industry leader in awards coverage, predictions and analysis, Variety delivers the most comprehensive breakdown of the season, spanning the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tonys. You’ll also find essential dates and ceremonies from the Golden Globes, The Actor Awards (formerly the SAG Awards), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and more.

All major dates and events are highlighted in bold for easy reference. Bookmark this page and check back frequently, as updates and new entries will be added throughout the season. Please note that all dates are subject to change.

October 2025

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Oct. 6: Student Academy Awards

Oct. 8: Artios Awards nominations, non-film categories (Casting Society)

Oct. 17: Daytime Emmy Awards

Oct. 20: Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations

Oct. 23: Billboard Latin Music Awards

Oct. 28: Gotham Film Awards nominations

Oct. 31: Deadline for Motion Picture, Television and Podcast submissions
November 2025

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Nov. 2: BAFTA Honours (film, TV and games)

Nov. 3: British Independent Film Awards nominations

Nov. 7: Grammy Awards nominations

Nov. 9: Critics Choice Documentary Awards

Nov. 16: Governors Awards (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

Nov. 17: Deadline for Golden Globes Television and Podcast nomination ballots to be sent to all voters.

Nov. 18: European Film Academy nominations

Nov. 19: Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Nov. 24: Deadline for receipt of Golden Globes Television and Podcast nomination ballots by 5:00 p.m. PST

Nov. 25: Deadline for Golden Globes Motion Picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nomination ballots to be sent to all voters.

Nov. 30: British Independent Film Awards
December 2025

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Dec. 1: Gotham Film Awards

Dec. 2: New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) winners announced

Dec. 3: National Board of Review announces winners / Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations / Deadline for Motion Pictures and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement to be uploaded to the Golden Globes screening platform

Dec. 4: Critics Choice Awards TV nominations / Deadline for the receipt of Motion Picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nomination ballots by 5:00 p.m. PST

Dec. 5: Critics Choice Awards film nominations

Dec. 7: Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) winners announced

Dec. 8: Golden Globe Awards nominations / Oscar Shortlist voting begins / African American Film Critics Association announces winners

Dec. 9: Producers Guild of America (PGA) documentary nominations announced

Dec. 10: ICG Publicists Awards TV nominations

Dec. 11: Chicago Film Critics Association winners announced

Dec. 12: Costume Designers Guild Awards nominations / Oscar Shortlist voting ends

Dec. 15: Directors Guild of America nomination voting begins / The Actors Awards (formerly Screen Actors Guild Awards) nomination voting begins

Dec. 16: Oscar Shortlists announced / SCL Awards nominations (Society of Composers & Lyricists)

Dec. 17: Artios Awards (Casting Society Awards) nominations (film)

Dec. 18: Producers Guild of America nomination voting begins

Dec. 19: Golden Globes final winners voting begins

Dec. 29: MUAHS Awards nominations (Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild)
January 2026

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Jan. 2: Palm Springs International Film Awards

Jan. 4: 31st annual Critics Choice Awards / The Actors Awards (formerly Screen Actors Guild Awards) nomination voting ends at 5 p.m. PT

Jan. 5: Annie Awards nominations / Set Decorators Society of America nominations

Jan. 6: New York Film Critics Circle gala.

Jan. 7: The Actors Awards (formerly Screen Actors Guild Awards) nominations announced / Art Directors Guild Award (ADG) nominations

Jan. 8: American Society of Cinematographers nominations (ASC) / Directors Guild of America nominations (DGA) and Directors Guild of America winner voting begins / Producers Guild of America nomination voting ends

Jan. 9: PGA Awards nominations / BAFTA longlists announced

Jan. 10-11: Oscar nominating screenings (bake-offs for the casting, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects categories).

Jan. 11: 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards

Jan. 12: Oscar nomination voting begins / Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel nominations (MPSE)

Jan. 13: Visual Effects Society nominations (VES) / National Board of Review Awards Gala

Jan. 14: ICG Publicists Awards motion picture nominations / The Actors Awards (formerly SAG Awards) winner voting begins / BAFTA Rising Star nominees announced

Jan. 16: Oscar nomination voting ends / PGA Awards final voting for theatrical motion pictures, animated, documentary, television series/specials and televised or streamed movies begins

Jan. 17: European Film Awards

Jan. 20: Cinema Audio Society nominations (CAS)

Jan. 22: Oscar nominations announced

Jan. 27: Writers Guild Awards (WGA) nominations / BAFTA nominations / ACE Eddie Awards nominations (American Cinema Editors)

Jan. 28: Final BAFTA voting begins.
February 2026

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Feb. 1: Grammy Awards

Feb. 3: PGA Awards final voting closes at 2:00 p.m. PT

Feb. 6: Directors Guild of America winner voting ends / SCL Awards

Feb. 7: DGA Awards / British Society of Cinematographers Awards

Feb. 12: Costume Designers Guild Awards

Feb. 14: MUAHS Awards

Feb. 15: Film Independent Spirit Awards

Feb. 17: Final BAFTA voting ends

Feb. 18: AAFCA Awards

Feb. 19: Emmy submissions open

Feb. 21: Annie Awards / Set Decorators Society of America Awards

Feb. 22: BAFTA Awards

Feb. 25: Visual Effects Society Awards (VES)

Feb. 26: Artios (Casting) Awards / Oscar winner voting begins

Feb. 27: ACE Eddie Awards / The Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) winner voting ends

Feb. 28: PGA Awards / Art Directors Guild Awards
March 2026

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March 1: The Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) ceremony

March 5: Oscar winner voting ends

March 7: Cinema Audio Society Awards (CAS)

March 8: Writers Guild Awards / American Society of Cinematographers Awards (ASC) / Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards (MPSE)

March 13: ICG Publicists Awards

March 15: 98th Oscars on ABC

March 24: BAFTA Television Award nominations

March 26: iHeartRadio Music Awards
April 2026

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April 2: Anime Awards nominations

April 7: Deadline for new Television Academy membership application to guarantee voting eligibility.

April 26: Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date

April 28: Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation
May 2026

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May 5: Tony Awards nominations announced

May 10: BAFTA Television Awards

May 17: Academy of Country Music Awards

May 23: Cannes Film Festival Awards ceremony / Anime Awards

May 31: Peabody Awards / End of Primetime Emmys eligibility period
June 2026

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June 7: 79th Tony Awards

June 11: Primetime Emmy nominations-round voting begins

June 14: BET Awards

June 22: Primetime Emmy nominations-round voting ends at 10:00 p.m. PST

June 26: Voting for Emmys peer group-specific top ten round panels (if applicable)
July 2026

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July 8: Primetime Emmy nominations announced

July 15: Primetime Emmy nominations announced for peer-group specific top 10 round panels
August 2026

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August 10: Final-round videos for Emmy nominees available for viewing

August 17: Emmys final-round voting begins

August 26: Final-round Emmy voting ends at 10:00 p.m. PST
September 2026

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September 5: Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Governors Gala Night 1

September 6: Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Governors Gala Night 2 / MTV Video Music Awards

September 14: 78th Emmy Awards on NBC