Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to keep an eye on.

MARCH

Awards

Saturday, Mar. 5 – Art Directors (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 5 – Cinema Editors (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 6 – Online Film & TV Association (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 6 – Spirit Awards (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Mar. 7 – Vancouver Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Mar. 7 – Vancouver Critics – Canadian Awards (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Mar. 8 – Visual Effects Society (Awards) (Official)
Wednesday, Mar. 9 – Costume Designers (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 12 – Annie Awards (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 12 – Directors Guild (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 13 – Critics Choice (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 13 – Sound Editors (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 13 – British Academy (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Mar. 17 – GALECA (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Mar. 17 – Casting Society (Awards) (Official)
Friday, Mar. 18 – AARP (Awards) (Official)
Friday, Mar. 18 – Satellites (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 19 – Audio Society (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 19 – Producers Guild (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 20 – Cinematographers (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 20 – Writers Guild (Awards) (Official)
Friday, Mar. 25 – Publicists (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 26 – Razzies (Awards) (Official)

Oscars

Monday, Mar. 7 – Nominees Lunch (Official)
Thursday, Mar. 17 – Academy Awards Voting Begins (Official)
Tuesday, Mar. 22 – Academy Awards Voting Ends (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 27 – Academy Awards (94th) (Official)