2020/2021 Awards Season Calendar

The longest awards season in recent history is now officially underway. With an extended eligibility period and a delayed Academy Awards ceremony, it’s going to be fascination season leading up to the Oscars on April 25. Strap yourselves in, folks.

Below is a full list of the plethora of upcoming major voting deadlines, nomination announcements, and awards ceremonies to help you keep up to date with this year’s lengthy race. Game on!

JANUARY
January 2 – Chicago Indie Critics (CIC)
January 4 – North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (NCFCA)
January 4 – Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ)
January 6 – Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC)
January 7 – Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA)
January 8 – San Diego Film Critics Society Nominations (SDFCS)
January 8 – North Dakota Film Society Nominations (NDFS)
January 9 – National Society Of Film Critics (NSFC)
January 10 – St. Louis Film Critics Association Nominations (StLFCA)
January 11 – Gotham Awards (IFP)
January 11 – Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA)
January 11 – San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS)
January 11 – Screen Actors Guild Nomination Voting Commences (SAG)
January 13 – Houston Film Critics Society Nominations (HFCS)
January 13 – Golden Globe Nomination Voting Commences (HFPA)
January 15 – North Dakota Film Society (NDFS)
January 16 – International Documentary Association (IDA)
January 17 – San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC)
January 17 – St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA)
January 19 – Online Film Critics Society Nominations (OFCS)
January 24 – Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC)
​January 24 – North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA)
January 25 – AFI Top 10 Announcement
January 25 – Online Film Critics Society (OFCS)
January 26 – National Board Of Review (NBR)
January 26 – Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations (SPIRIT)
January 27 – New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO)
January 27 – Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
January 29 – Writers Guild of America Nomination Voting Commences (WGA)
January 30 – Golden Globe Nomination Voting Ends 12pm PT (HFPA)

FEBRUARY
February 1 – Satellite Nominations
February 1 – Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC)
February 1 – Screen Actors Guild Nomination Voting Ends 12pm PT (SAG)
February 2 – Hollywood Critics Association Nominations (HCA)
February 3 – Golden Globe Nominations (HFPA)
February 4 – SAG Nominations (SAG)
February 6 – Washington DC Area Film Critics Nominations (WAFCA)
February 7 – London Film Critics Circle (LFCC)
February 7 – Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA)
February 8 – Critics Choice Association Nominations (CCA)
February 8 – Washington DC Area Film Critics (WAFCA)
February 8 – Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations (SFCS) 
February 9 – Oscar Shortlists Announced
February 10 – Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association (DFWCA)
February 10 – Final Golden Globe Voting Commences (HFPA)
February 10 – Final Screen Actors Guild Voting Commences (SAG)
February 11 – Dorian Award Nominations (GALECA)
February 12 – Writers Guild of America Voting Ends (WGA)
February 13 – AATCA International Awards Nominations (AACTA)
February 15 – Satellite Awards (IPA)
February 15 – Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) 
February 16 – Writers Guild Of America Nominations (WGA)
February 18 – Makeup & Hair Stylists Guild Nominations (MUAHS)
February 19 – Nevada Film Critics Society (NFCS)
February 19 – Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations (VFCC)
February 19 – Final Writers Guild of America Voting Commences (WGA)
February 22 – Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA)
February 22 – Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC)
February 23 – Final Golden Globe Voting Ends 5pm PT (HFPA)
February 25 – Producers Guild of America Nomination Voting Commences (PGA)
February 26 – AFI Awards
February 28 – Golden Globe Awards (HFPA)

MARCH
March 1 – Golden Reel Award Nominations (MPSE)
March 1 – Online Association of Female Film Critics Nominations (OAFFC)
March 2 – Art Directors Guild Nominations (ADG)
March 2 – Cinema Audio Society Nominations (CAS)
March 2 – Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS)
March 2 – Visual Effects Society Nominations (VES)
March 3 – Annie Award Nominations
March 4 – Costume Designers Guild Nominations (CDG)
March 4 – Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC)
March 5 – Oscar Nomination Voting Commences
March 5 – Hollywood Critics Association (HCA)
March 5 – Final Writers Guild of America Voting Ends (WGA)
March 5 – Detroit Film Critics Society Nominations (DFCS)
March 6 – AACTA International Awards (AACTA)
March 7 – Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards (LEJA)
March 7 – Critics Choice Awards (CCA)
March 8 – Producers Guild of America Nominations (PGA)
March 8 – Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS)
March 9 – EE British Academy Film Award Nominations (BAFTA)
March 9 – Directors Guild of America Nominations (DGA)
March 9 – American Society of Cinematographers Nominations (ASC)
March 9 – Final Directors Guild of America Voting Commences (DGA)
March 10 – Oscar Nomination Voting Ends
March 10 – Final Screen Actors Guild Voting Ends 12pm PT (SAG)
March 10 – Cinema Eye Honors Awards (CEHA)
March 11 – American Cinema Editors Nominations (ACE)
March 11 – Producers Guild of America Nomination Voting Ends (PGA)
March 12 – Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA)
March 12 – Austin Film Critics Association Nominations (AFCA)
March 12 – Final Producers Guild of America Voting Begins (PGA)
​March 13 – USC Scripter Awards (USC)
March 15 – Oscar Nominations (AMPAS)
​March 19 – Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA)
March 19 – Final Producers Guild of America Voting Ends (PGA)
March 21 – Writers Guild of America Awards (WGA)
March 24 – Producers Guild of America Awards (PGA)
March 27 – NAACP Image Awards (NAACP)

APRIL
April 3 – Makeup & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS)
April 4 – Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG)
April 6 – Visual Effects Society Awards (VES)
April 7 – African-American Film Critics Association Awards (AAFCA)
April 9 – Final Directors Guild of America Voting Ends (DGA)
April 10 – Art Directors Guild Awards (ADG)
April 10 – Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA)
April 11 – EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
April 13 – Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDG)
April 15 – Final Oscar Voting Commences
April 16 – Annie Awards
April 17 – Cinema Audio Society Awards (CAS)
April 18 – American Cinema Editors Awards (ACE)
April 18 – American Society of Cinematographers Awards (ASC)
April 18 – Golden Reel Awards (MPSE)
April 18 – Dorian Awards (GALECA)
April 20 – Final Oscar Voting Ends
April 24 – Film Independent Spirit Awards
April 25 – Academy Awards (AMPAS)

Please note – dates are based on the location of the announcement/ceremony and may vary dependent on your personal timezone. Dates/times subject to change.


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Author: Doug Jamieson

From musicals to horror and everything in between, Doug has an eclectic taste in films. Both a champion of independent cinema and a defender of more mainstream fare, he prefers to find an equal balance between two worlds often at odds with each other. A film critic by trade but a film fan at heart, Doug also writes for his own website The Jam Report, and Australia’s the AU review.