Tomorrow, Film Independent will announce its nominations for the annual Spirit Awards, a recognition of the best indie films released in 2015. With that, Oscar season will have officially begun and, after Thanksgiving, will begin snowballing through December, January and February culminating with the Oscars on Feb. 28.
To get you prepared, I’ve put together a list of official and unconfirmed dates of the various precursor awards that will be handed out between now and then. Broken into months, and further into nominating bodies and awards bodies, here is what’s coming down the pipe.
November
Nominations
Tue. 24 – Spirit Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Mon. 30 – PGA Documentary (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 30 – Satellites (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Awards
Mon. 30 – New York Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
December
Nominations
Tue. 01 – Annie Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Sat. 05 – DC Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 07 – Grammy Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Mon. 07 – Online Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Wed. 09 – Screen Actors (Nominations) (Official)
Thu. 10 – Golden Globes (Nominations) (Official)
Thu. 10 – St. Louis Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Fri. 11 – Chicago Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Fri. 11 – Detroit Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Fri. 11 – San Diego Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sun. 13 – San Francisco (Simultaneous w/Winner) (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 14 – Broadcast Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tue. 15 – Florida Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tue. 15 – London Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Tue. 15 – Phoenix Film Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Mon. 21 – Vancouver Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Wed. 30 – Academy Awards Voting Begins (Oscars) (Official)
Awards
Tue. 01 – National Board of Review (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sat. 05 – Boston Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sun. 06 – Boston Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 06 – Los Angeles Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sun. 06 – NY Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 07 – DC Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 13 – Kansas City Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sun. 13 – San Francisco Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sun. 13 – Toronto Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 14 – Chicago Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 14 – Dallas Area Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 14 – Indiana Film Journalists (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 14 – Online Critics (Awards) (Official)
Mon. 14 – San Diego Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 14 – St. Louis Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tue. 15 – Detroit Critics (Awards) (Official)
Tue. 15 – Houston Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wed. 16 – American Film Institute (Awards) (Official)
Wed. 16 – Austin Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wed. 16 – Utah Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Fri. 18 – Florida Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Fri. 18 – Las Vegas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sat. 19 – Nevada Film Critics Society (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 21 – Southeastern Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tue. 22 – Phoenix Critics (Awards) (Official)
January
Nominations
Mon. 04 – Cinema Editors (Nominations) (Official)
Mon. 04 – Georgia Film Critics Association (Nominations) (Official)
Tue. 05 – Art Directors (Nominations) (Official)
Tue. 05 – Producers Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Wed. 06 – Cinematographers (Nominations) (Official)
Wed. 06 – Writers Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Thu. 07 – Costume Designers (Nominations) (Official)
Thu. 07 – USC Scripter (Nominations) (Official)
Fri. 08 – Academy Awards Voting Ends (Oscars) (Official)
Fri. 08 – British Academy (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tue. 12 – Audio Society (Nominations) (Official)
Tue. 12 – Directors Guild – Director & First Feature (Nominations) (Official)
Tue. 12 – Visual Effects Society (Nominations) (Official)
Wed. 13 – Directors Guild – Documentary (Nominations) (Official)
Wed. 13 – Make-Up Artists Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Wed. 13 – Sound Editors (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thu. 14 – Academy Awards (Oscars) (Official)
Sun. 24 – Online Film & TV Association (Nominations) (Official)
Awards
Sat. 02 – National Society Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 04 – Vancouver Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tue. 05 – Oklahoma Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tue. 05 – Toronto Critics – Canadian Film (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Fri. 08 – Georgia Film Critics Association (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 10 – Golden Globes (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 17 – Broadcast Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 17 – London Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 24 – Producers Guild (Awards) (Official)
Fri. 29 – Cinema Editors (Awards) (Official)
Sat. 30 – Screen Actors (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 31 – Art Directors (Awards) (Official)
February
Awards
Tue. 02 – Visual Effects Society (Awards) (Official)
Sat. 06 – Annie Awards (Awards) (Official)
Sat. 06 – Directors Guild (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 07 – Online Film & TV Association (Awards) (Official)
Mon. 08 – Nominees Lunch (Oscars) (Official)
Fri. 12 – Academy Awards Voting Begins (Oscars) (Official)
Sat. 13 – Sci-Tech Awards (Oscars) (Official)
Sat. 13 – Writers Guild (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 14 – British Academy (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 14 – Cinematographers (Awards) (Official)
Sun. 14 – Satellites (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sun. 14 – Sound Editors (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Mon. 15 – Grammy Awards (Awards) (Official)
Sat. 20 – Audio Society (Awards) (Official)
Sat. 20 – Make-Up Artists Guild (Awards) (Official)
Sat. 20 – USC Scripter (Awards) (Official)
Tue. 23 – Academy Award Voting Ends (Oscars) (Official)
Tue. 23 – Costume Designers (Awards) (Official)
Sat. 27 – Spirit Awards (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sun. 28 – Academy Awards (88th) (Oscars) (Official)
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