The 2023 Film Awards Calendar Returns to Normal — So Far
After two years of pandemic delays, the 2022 – 2023 Oscar season is coming into focus as a return to normal. This year’s Oscars will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023, two weeks earlier than last year’s delayed Oscars (which took place March 27, 2022) and a month later than the pre-COVID 2020 ceremony (which took place on February 9, 2020).
The Academy is staying away from Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023, while leaving plenty of time for Oscar-show planning after the nominations announcement on January 24, 2023. New Academy CEO Bill Kramer is already getting started with early ideas for the show.
With theaters open, the Academy has returned to both the usual 12-month calendar year and six-city theater eligibility requirements. One thing we still don’t know about the upcoming awards lineup: whether January’s Golden Globes telecast will return to NBC, which canceled the 2022 awards show to give the Hollywood Foreign Press Association time to institute long overdue reforms.
Hoping to improve their Oscar influence this cycle are beefed-up iterations of the Gothams, the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards (CCA).
Here’s our (constantly updated) list of awards dates to remember:
2022
Wednesday, August 31
Venice Film Festival opens
Friday, September 2
Telluride Film Festival opens
Tuesday, September 6
Writers Guild Awards (WGA) submissions open
Thursday, September 8
Toronto International Film Festival opens
Monday, September 12
Annie Awards submissions begin
Thursday, September 15
Gotham Awards submission deadline
Friday, September 16
Deadline for Critics Choice Awards Documentary submissions
Monday, September 19
Art Directors Guild submissions for Television & Feature Film open online
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Feature, Documentary, and TV categories submissions open
Monday, September 26
Submissions open for Costume Designers Guild (CDGA) and accessible on CDG website
Monday, October 3
Documentary Feature Film Oscar submission deadline
International Feature Film Oscar submission deadline
Wednesday, October 5
BFI London Film Festival opens
Friday, October 14
Animated, Documentary, and Live Action Short Film Oscar submission deadline
Monday, October 17
CCA Documentary nominations announced
Thursday, October 20
Cinema Audio Society Awards entry submission forms available online
Tuesday, October 25
Gotham Awards nominations announced
Wednesday, October 26
IDA shortlists announced
Monday, October 31
Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS) submissions open for TV & Feature Film
ASC Documentary entries due
Tuesday, November 1
Original Score and Song Oscar submission deadline
Submissions open for ACE Eddie Awards nominations
Wednesday, November 2
AFI FEST opens
Friday, November 4
CDGA submission entries close at 5 p.m. PT
Monday, November 7
Deadline for submission of Golden Globe Motion Picture and Television entries
Tuesday, November 8
CCA Documentary voting begins
Friday, November 11
IDA nominations announced
Sunday, November 13
7th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Tuesday, November 15
Animated Feature Film and General entry Oscar categories submission deadline
Friday, November 18
IDA Member Viewing Platform Opens & Voting Begins
WGA Series submission deadline
Saturday, November 19
Academy Governors Awards
Monday, November 28
Gotham Awards announced
ASC TV entries due
Wednesday, November 30
MUAHS submissions close 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, December 1
CAS entry submissions deadline is 5 p.m. PT
Friday, December 2
NYFCC vote
African American Film Critics Awards (AAFCA) screening/screener deadline
Monday, December 5
SAG nominations balloting opens
IDA voting ends
ASC Feature entries due
WGA preliminary series online voting begins
Thursday, December 8
AAFCA top ten films announced
Friday, December 9
ASC Feature and TV nominations voting begins
WGA Screenplays submission deadline
Saturday, December 10
IDA Documentary Awards at the Paramount Theater, Los Angeles
Monday, December 12
Preliminary Oscar voting begins at 9 a.m. PT
Online ADG voting for Television & Feature Film Nominations begins
Golden Globe nominations announced
Tuesday, December 13
Annie Awards submissions close at 5 p.m. PT
Submission deadline closes for ACE Eddie Awards nominations at 5 p.m. PT
Friday, December 16
MUAHS nominations voting begins
Monday, December 19
CDGA nomination voting opens online at 6 a.m. PT
Tuesday, December 20
CAS nominations ballot voting begins online
Wednesday, December 21
Oscar Shortlists announced
PGA nomination polls open
Monday, December 26
WGA deadline for preliminary series online voting
Saturday, December 31
Oscar eligibility period ends
2023
Wednesday, January 4
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Ceremony
Thursday, January 5
Palm Springs International Film Festival opens with awards gala
Friday, January 6
MUAHS nominations voting closes 5 p.m. PT
ASC Feature & TV Nomination voting closes at noon PT
CDGA nomination voting closes at 5 p.m. PT
Sunday, January 8
SAG nominations balloting closes at 5 pm PT.
Monday, January 9
ADG nominations announced
ASC nominations announced (all categories)
MPSE nominations announced
WGA preliminary screenplay online voting begins
ACE Eddie Awards nomination ballots sent
Tuesday, January 10
Final nominees in each CAS category are announced to the media and online
National Board of Review gala
80th Annual Golden Globe Awards go live on NBC and Peacock at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Wednesday, January 11
PGA nominations polls close
MUAHS nominations announced
WGA TV writing nominations announced
Thursday, January 12
PGA Awards nominees announced
CDGA nominations announced
Oscar nominations voting begins 9 a.m. PT
Friday, January 13
AFI Awards, Four Seasons Hotel
Saturday, January 14
BAFTA Tea Party, Four Seasons Hotel
Sunday, January 15
Critics Choice Awards ceremony
Monday, January 16
AAFCA winners announced
Tuesday, January 17
Oscar nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT
VES nominations announced
Annie nominations announced
Thursday, January 19
Final ADG online voting begins
Sundance Film Festival opens
Monday, January 23
Final PGA polls open
Final MUAHS online voting begins
Final ASC voting begins
WGA deadline for preliminary screenplay online voting
Tuesday, January 24
Oscar nominations Announcement
Wednesday, January 25
WGA nominations for original and adapted screenplay announced
Monday, January 30
Final CDGA ballot voting opens online at 6 a.m. PT
ACE Eddie Awards nomination ballots due
Wednesday, February 1
ACE Eddie nominations announced
Friday, February 3
MUAHS final online voting closes 5 p.m. PT
Monday, February 6
ACE Eddie final ballots sent
Wednesday, February 8
Santa Barbara International Film Festival opens
Thursday, February 9
Final CAS voting begins online
Friday, February 10
Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel
Saturday, February 11
MUAHS Awards at the Beverly Hilton
Monday, February 13
Oscar nominees luncheon
ACE Eddie final ballots due 5 p.m. PT
Wednesday, February 15
VES Awards at Beverly Hilton
Friday, February 17
Final PGA polls close
Final CDGA ballot voting closes at 5 p.m. PT
Saturday, February 18
Art Directors Guild Awards Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown
Tuesday, February 21
Final CAS voting ends online at 5 p.m. PT
Friday, February 24
Final ACE Eddies ballots due by 5 p.m. PT
Saturday, February 25
The Annie Awards announced at UCLA Royce Hall
The PGA Awards announced
Sunday, February 26
MPSE Awards announced
Monday, February 27
The 25th Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA) at The Fairmont Century Plaza
Wednesday, March 1
ASC final voting ends
14th Annual AAFCA Awards
Thursday, March 2
Oscar finals voting begins 9 a.m.
Saturday, March 4
59th Annual CAS Awards
Sunday, March 5
37th ASC Awards Beverly Hilton
75th Annual Writers Guild Awards
73rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards at UCLA Royce Hall
Tuesday, March 7
Oscar final voting ends 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 12
95th Annual Academy Awards go live on ABC
