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 this year as we go through the season, so please make sure to bookmark the Awards Calendar pageand return to it regularly as updates are made.
Take a look below at all of the 2024 – 2025 awards season dates and mark your calendars!
NOVEMBER
11/5: British Independent Film Award Nominations (BIFA)
11/5: European Film Award Nominations (EFA)
11/10: Critics Choice Documentary Award Winners (CCDA)
11/17: Governors Awards (AMPAS)
11/19: International Documentary Association Nominations (IDA)
11/20: Hollywood Music In Media Award Winners (HMMA)
11/25: Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Award Nominations (HCA)
11/26: British Independent Film Award Craft Award Winners (BIFA)
11/26: Golden Globe Nomination Voting Begins (GG)
DECEMBER
12/2: Gotham Award Winners (GOTHAM)
12/3: New York Film Critics Circle Winners (NYFCC)
12/4: Golden Globe Nomination Voting Ends At 8pm ET (GG)
12/4: National Board of Review Winners (NBR)
12/4: Independent Spirit Award Nominations (SPIRIT)
12/5: American Film Institute Top Ten Films (AFI)
12/5: International Documentary Association Winners (IDA)
12/6: Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations (SFCS)
12/6: Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominations (MMCG)
12/7: European Film Award Winners (EFA)
12/8: British Independent Film Award Winners (BIFA)
12/8: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Winners (LAFCA)
12/8: Atlanta Film Critics Circle Winners (AFCC)
12/8: Boston Society of Film Critics Winners (BSFC)
12/8: Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Award Winners (HCA)
12/9: Oscar Shortlist Voting Begins At 12pm ET (AMPAS)
12/9: Golden Globe Award Nominations (GG)
12/10: New York Film Critics Online Winners (NYFCO)
12/10: Michigan Movie Critics Guild Winners (MMCG)
12/10: Producers Guild Of America Award Documentary Nominations (PGA)
12/10: Makeup And Hair Stylists Guild Nominations (MUAHS)
12/10: Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations (CFCA)
12/11: American Cinema Editors Eddie Award Nominations (ACE)
12/12: Chicago Film Critics Association Winners (CFCA)
12/12: Critics Choice Award Nominations (CCA)
12/13: Oscar Shortlist Voting Ends At 8pm ET (AMPAS)
12/13: Golden Globe Winner Voting Begins (GG)
12/13: Costume Designers Guild Nominations (CDG)
12/15: Toronto Film Critics Association Winners (TFCA)
12/15: Boston Online Film Critics Association Winners (BOFCA)
12/16: Screen Actors Guild Nomination Voting Begins (SAG)
12/16: Seattle Film Critics Society Winners (SFCS)
12/16: Phoenix Film Critics Society Winners (PFCS)
12/16: Casting Society Artios Nominations (CSA)
12/16: Satellite Award Nominations (IPA)
12/17: Oscar Shortlists (AMPAS)
12/18: Society Of Composers And Lyricists Nominations (SCL)
12/19: London Film Critics Circle Nominations (LFCC)
12/20: Florida Film Critics Circle Winners (FFCC)
12/20: Annie Award Nominations (ANNIE)
12/20: Online Association Of Female Film Critics Nominations (OAFFC)
12/21: North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominations (NCFCA)
12/21: Utah Film Critics Association Nominations (UFCA)
12/22: Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Winners (PFCC)
12/23: Online Association Of Female Film Critics Winners (OAFFC)
12/23: Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Nominations (GWNYFCA)
12/27: Georgia Film Critics Association Nominations (GAFCA)
JANUARY
1/1: Golden Globe Winner Voting Ends (GG)
1/2: Critics Association Of Central Florida Winners (CACF)
1/3: British Academy Film Award Longlists (BAFTA)
1/3: Georgia Film Critics Association Winners (GAFCA)
1/3: North Carolina Film Critics Association Winners (NCFA)
1/3: Set Decorators Society Of America Nominations (SDSA)
1/3: Austin Film Critics Association Nominations (AFCA)
1/3: Minnesota Film Critics Association Nominations (MNFCA)
1/3: Music City Film Critics Association Nominations (MCFCA)
1/4: Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Winners (GWNYFCA)
1/5: Screen Actors Guild Nomination Voting Ends At 8pm ET (SAG)
1/5: 82nd Golden Globe Award Winners (GG)
1/6: Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award Nominations (MPSE)
1/6: North Dakota Film Society Nominations (NDFS)
1/6: Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominations (CIC)
1/6: Hawaii Film Critics Society Nominations (HFCS)
1/7: Cinema Audio Society Nominations (CAS)
1/8: Oscar Nomination Voting Begins At 12pm ET (AMPAS)
1/8: Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (SAG)
1/9: American Society Of Cinematographers Nominations (ASC)
1/9: Art Directors Guild Nominations (ADG)
1/9: Writers Guild of America Nominations (WGA)
1/10: Austin Film Critics Association Winners (AFCA)
1/10: Minnesota Film Critics Association Winners (MNFCA)
1/10: Music City Film Critics Association Winners (MCFCA)
1/11: AARP The Magazine Movies For Grownups Award Winners (AARP)
1/11: Utah Film Critics Association Winners (UFCA)
1/11: British Society of Cinematographers Nominations (BSC)
1/12: Oscar Nomination Voting Ends At 8pm ET (AMPAS)
1/12: Critics Choice Award Nominations (CCA)
1/13: North Dakota Film Society Winners (NDFS)
1/13: Hawaii Film Critics Society Winners (HFCS)
1/14: Society Of LGBTQ+ Entertainment Journalists Dorian Film Award Nominations (GALECA)
1/14: Visual Effects Society Nominations (VES)
1/15: Screen Actors Guild Winner Voting Begins (SAG)
1/15: British Academy Film Nominations (BAFTA)
1/15: Guild Of Music Supervisors Award Nominations (GMS)
1/17: Oscar Nominations (AMPAS)
1/17: Online Film Critics Society Nominations (OFCS)
1/18: American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Winners (ACE)
1/18: Chicago Indie Critics Award Winners (CIC)
1/26: Satellite Award Winners (IPA)
1/27: Online Film Critics Society Winners (OFCS)
FEBRUARY
2/1: British Society of Cinematographers Winners (BSC)
2/5: Set Decorators Society Of America Winners (SDSA)
2/6: Costume Designers Guild Winners (CDG)
2/8: Producers Guild Of America Winners (PGA)
2/8: Directors Guild Of America Winners (DGA)
2/8: Annie Award Winners
2/11: Oscar Winner Voting Begins At 12pm ET (AMPAS)
2/11: Visual Effects Society Winners (VES)
2/12: Casting Society Of America Artios Winners (CAS)
2/13: Society Of LGBTQ+ Entertainment Journalists Dorian Film Winners (GALECA)
2/15: Art Directors Guild Winners (ADG)
2/15: Makeup Artists And Hair Stylists Guild Winners (MUAH)
2/15: Writers Guild Of America Winners (WGA)
2/16: British Academy Film Award Winners (BAFTA)
2/18: Oscar Winner Voting Ends At 8pm ET (AMPAS)
2/21: Screen Actors Guild Winner Voting Ends At 3pm ET (SAG)
2/22: Cinema Audio Society Winners (CAS)
2/22: Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners (SPIRIT)
2/23: Screen Actors Guild Award Winners (SAG)
2/23: American Society Of Cinematographers Winners (ASC)
2/23: Motion Picture Sound Editors Award Winners (MPSE)
2/23: Guild Of Music Supervisors Winners (GMS)
MARCH
3/2: 97th 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 usand 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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Will Mavityhttps://nextbestpicture.com
Loves Awards Season, analyzing stats & conducting interviews. Hollywood Critics Association Member.
