Save the Dates: Here’s the 2018 – 2019 Film Awards Calendar
The calendar is already full as publicists and awards wranglers hustle to meet submissions deadlines and voting groups try to cram as much content as they can.
October 2018
11 – Cinema Audio Society online submissions open
15 – Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations announced
16 – International Documentary Association Series, Wolper, and Features Short List Announcement
18 – Gotham Award nominations announced
26 – Britannia Awards Gala (BAFTA LA)
31 – Deadline for Golden Globe motion picture and television entry forms
31 – British Independent Film Awards nominations announced
November 2018
5 – IDA Documentary Awards features and shorts nominations announced and Member Voting Begins
9 – Final documentary ballots due from BFCA/BTJA members
10 – European Film Awards nominations announced
10 – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Show
15 – SAG nomination ballots open
15 – IDA Best Audio Documentary (Radio/Podcast), Best Music Documentary and Creative Recognition nominations Announced
16 – Deadline for WGA submissions: Theatrical + Documentary Screenplays and Videogames
16 – Independent Spirit Awards nominations announced
18 – AMPAS Governors Awards
20 – PGA documentary nominations announced
21 – Golden Globe nomination ballots mailed out to to HFPA members
26 – Gotham Awards
26 – DGA Feature Film online nomination voting opens
27 – National Board of Review winners announced
29 – Screen Awards
29 – NYFCC winners announced
December 2018
1 – Final screening date for Golden Globes
2 – Golden Globes deadline for ballots
2 – British Independent Film Awards
3 – Critics Choice nominating ballots go out to BFCA members
3 – IDA member voting period for Best Feature and Best Short ends
3 – Annie Award nominations announced
4 – AFI Awards nominations announced
5 – Online nomination voting begins for Art Directors Guild feature film and television
6 – PGA nomination polls open television programs
6 – Golden Globes nominations announced
6 – WGA TV, New Media, Radio, News, Promo Writing, Graphic Animation noms announced
7 – DGA online voting for TV noms opens
8 – IDA Documentary Awards Ceremony
10 – Critics’ Choice Awards TV nominations announced
10 – Critics’ Choice Awards Film nominations announced
10 – SAG nominations voting closes at 5PM PST
10 – Makeup & Hairstyle Guild nominations voting begins
10 – ACE Eddie Awards nominations ballots mailed
12 – SAG nominations announced
13 – Cinema Audio Society nomination ballot voting begins
13 – PGA nominations poll open for motion pictures and animation features
14 – Round one BAFTA nominations voting begins
15 – European Film Awards announced
17 – Golden Globes final ballots mailed
January 2019
1 – Annie Award online voting opens
2 – Deadline for receipt of final Golden Globe ballots from HFPA members
2 – BAFTA Round One voting closes
3 – Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala
3 – ACE Eddie Awards nominations ballots due
3 – BAFTA EE Rising Star Award nominees announced
3 – PGA nominations polls close for motion pictures and animated motion pictures and television programs
3 – Cinema Audio Society nomination ballot voting ends
4 – Voting ends for Art Directors Guild nominations
4 – AFI Awards luncheon
4 – PGA Awards TV, animated, motion pictures and digital nominations announced
6 – Golden Globe Awards
7 – Academy Award nominations voting opens at 8AM PST
7 – NYFCC awards dinner
7 – Art Directors Guild nominations announced
7 – ACE Eddie Awards nominations announced
7 – Makeup and Hairstyle nominations voting closes
7 – DGA online voting for feature films closes
7 – WGA theatrical, documentary and videogame screenplay nominations announced
7 – Oscar nomination voting opens
7 – DGA TV, Commercial and Documentary nominations announced
8 – Final Online Voting Begins for ADG awards
8 – WGA online voting for final screenplay and series begins
8 – National Board of Review gala
8 – Cinema Audio Society nominations announced
8 – DGA feature film and first-time feature nominations announced
9 – BAFTA nominations announced
10 – Final ballots go out to BFCA members
10 – Final ballots go out to BTJA members
11 – Deadline for BFCA returning final ballots
11 – Deadline for BTJA returning final ballots
13 – Critics’ Choice Awards
14 – Academy Award nominations voting closes at 5PM PST
18 – PGA final voting closes
19 – PGA Awards
19 – SAG final voting closes
20 – Annie Award final voting closes
21 – Makeup & Hairstyle final voting begins
22 – Academy Award nominations announced
24 – Cinema Audio Society final voting begins
27 – SAG Awards
31 – Art Directors Guild Awards final online voting ends
31 – WGA deadline for final screenplay and series online voting
February 2019
1 – DGA online voting ends
1 – ACE Eddie Awards gala
2 – Annie Awards
2 – ADG Awards Gala
2 – DGA Awards
4 – Oscar Nominees Luncheon
6 – BAFTA Round Two voting closes
6 – Cinema Audio Society final voting ends
8 – Makeup & Hairstyle final voting closes
9 – USC Scripter Awards
9 – Scientific and technical Oscars
10 – BAFTA Awards
12 – Academy Award final voting opens at 8AM PST
16 – Makeup & Hairstyle Guild Awards Gala
16 – Cinema Audio Society Awards
17 – WGA Awards
19 – Academy Award final voting closes at 5PM PST
23 – Independent Spirit Awards
23 – BAFTA Tea Party
24 – 91st Oscar telecast
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