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.

OCTOBER

Festivals

Wednesday, Oct. 5 – BFI London Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Friday, Oct. 14 – Warsaw Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Thursday, Oct. 20 – Vienna Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Monday, Oct. 24 – Tokyo Film Festival (Festival) (Official)

Nominations

Thursday, Oct. 20 – Australian Academy of Cinema and Televisions Arts (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Oct. 25 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Official)

Awards

Tuesday, Oct. 25 – Saturn Awards (Awards) (Official)