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.

DECEMBER

Nominations

Thursday, Dec. 1 – Hollywood Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 1 – Huading Awards (China) (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 1 – Satellites (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 2 – Detroit Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 3 – DC Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 3 – San Diego Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 5 – St. Louis Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 6 – Women Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 8 – Phoenix Circle (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 8 – African American Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 9 – Producers Guild (Documentary) (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 11 – North Texas Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 12 – Chicago Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 12 – Critics Choice – Super (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 12 – Golden Globes (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 13 – Indiana Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 14 – Critics Choice (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 15 – London Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 15 – Guldbagge Awards (Sweden) (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 16 – Florida Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 16 – Online Female Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 17 – Women Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 20 – Annie Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 23 – Golden Eagle Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 26 – Chicago Independent Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 – Austin Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 27 – North Carolina Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 30 – Casting Society (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)

Awards

Friday, Dec. 2 – New York Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 5 – Atlanta Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 5 – DC Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 5 – Detroit Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 5 – NY Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 6 – Southeastern Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 6 – Women Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 6 – People’s Choice Awards (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 7 – Australian Academy of Cinema and Televisions Arts (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 7 – American Film Institute (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 8 – National Board of Review (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Dec. 10 – Boston Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 10 – Las Vegas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 10 – European Film Awards (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 11 – Boston Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 11 – New Mexico Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 11 – Philadelphia Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 12 – Kansas City Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 12 – Oklahoma Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 12 – Phoenix Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 13 – Dallas Area Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 13 – North Texas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 14 – Chicago Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 16 – Nevada Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 16 – Phoenix Circle (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 16 – Black Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 17 – Los Angeles Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 17 – Utah Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 18 – St. Louis Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 19 – Indiana Journalists (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 20 – Florida Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 20 – Online Female Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 26 – Huading Awards (China) (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 30 – Columbus Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 30 – Houston Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)

Oscars

Monday, Dec. 12 – Preliminary Voting Begins (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 15 – Preliminary Voting Ends (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 21 – Shortlists Announced (Official)