Your Guide to the 2025-26 Awards Season: Key Dates for Oscars, Grammys, and More
UPDATED with latest: The Emmys have concluded, marking the transition into a bustling film awards season. In anticipation of the upcoming events, a schedule of notable awards shows and nomination dates has been compiled.
Below is a comprehensive list of key awards shows and nomination dates to monitor. Updates will be provided regularly.
December
- 1: Gotham Film Awards
- 2: New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 3: Spirit Awards nominations
- 3: National Board of Review (NBR) Awards
- 5: Critics Choice Awards nominations
- 8: Golden Globe Awards nominations
- 10: ICG Publicists Awards TV nominations
- 12: Costume Designers Guild Awards nominations
- 13: Family Film & TV Awards
- 16: SCL Awards nominations (Society of Composers & Lyricists)
- 29: MUAHS Awards nominations (Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild)
2026
January
- 3: Palm Springs International Film Awards
- 4: Critics Choice Awards
- 5: Annie Awards nominations (ASIFA/Hollywood)
- 7: SAG Awards nominations
- 7: Art Directors Guild Awards nominations
- 8: ASC Awards nominations (American Society of Cinematographers)
- 8: NAACP Image Awards nominations
- 8: Cinema Eye Honors
- 9: PGA Awards nominations
- 10: Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP
- 11: Golden Globe Awards
- 13: National Board of Review Awards Gala
- 14: ICG Publicists Awards motion picture nominations
- 18: Voice Arts Awards
- 20: CAS Awards nominations (Cinema Audio Society)
- 22: Oscar nominations
- 27: Writers Guild Awards nominations
- 27: ACE Eddie Awards nominations (American Cinema Editors)
- 27: BAFTA Film Awards nominations
- TBA: Artios Awards nominations (film and London theatre)
February
- 1: Grammy Awards
- 6: SCL Awards
- 7: DGA Awards
- 12: Costume Designers Guild Awards
- 14: MUAHS Awards
- 15: Spirit Awards
- 15: AAFCA Awards (African American Film Critics Association)
- 21: Annie Awards
- 22: BAFTA Film Awards
- 26: Artios Awards
- 27: ACE Eddie Awards
- 28: PGA Awards
- 28: Art Directors Guild Awards
- 28: NAACP Image Awards
March
- 1: The Actor Awards Presented By SAG-AFTRA (formerly SAG Awards)
- 1-2: Children & Family Emmy Awards
- 7: CAS Awards
- 7: SOC Awards (Society of Camera Operators)
- 8: Writers Guild Awards
- 8: ASC Awards
- 8: Golden Reels Awards
- 13: ICG Publicists Awards
- 15: Academy Awards
- 24: BAFTA Television Awards nominations
April
- 28: Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation
May
- 10: BAFTA Television Awards
- 17: Academy of Country Music Awards
June
- 7: Tony Awards
- 14: BET Awards
July
- 15: ESPY Awards
September
- 6: MTV Video Music Awards
- 14: Primetime Emmy Awards
