Awards season never truly ends, and as soon as one cycle wraps, the next one begins gearing up. The 2025–26 awards season is already taking shape with confirmed dates for the Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, guild ceremonies, film festivals, and major critic group announcements.
Whether you're tracking nominations, coverage, or eagerly waiting for red-carpet moments, here’s your complete month-by-month calendar of the upcoming entertainment awards season.
DECEMBER 2025
3: Spirit Awards Nominations
3: National Board of Review (NBR)
4: Critics Choice Awards – TV Nominations
5: Critics Choice Awards – Film Nominations
8: Golden Globe Awards Nominations
10: ICG Publicists Awards (TV) Nominations
12: Costume Designers Guild Awards Nominations
13: Family Film & TV Awards
15: Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards – Nomination Voting Begins
16: SCL Awards Nominations (Society of Composers & Lyricists)
16: Satellite Awards Nominations
18: Producers Guild of America (PGA) – Voting Begins
29: MUAHS Awards Nominations (Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists)
TBD (December):
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA)
JANUARY 2026
2–12: Palm Springs International Film Festival
3: Palm Springs International Film Awards
3: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) Voting
4: Critics Choice Awards
4: SAG Nomination Voting Ends
6: New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Awards
7: SAG Awards Nominations
7: Art Directors Guild (ADG) Nominations
7: Directors Guild of America (DGA) Film & TV Nominations (7–8)
8: PGA Nomination Voting Ends
8: ASC Awards Nominations (Cinematographers)
8: NAACP Image Awards Nominations
8: Cinema Eye Honors
9: PGA Nominations Announced
10: Movies for Grownups Awards (AARP)
11: Golden Globe Awards
12: Oscar Nominations Voting Begins
12: North Dakota Film Society Awards
14: SAG Winners Voting Begins
14: ICG Publicists Awards – Motion Picture Nominations
16: Oscar Nomination Voting Ends
17: European Film Awards (EFA)
20: Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards Nominations
22: Oscar Nominations Announced
22: Sundance Film Festival Begins (Jan 22 – Feb 1)
26: North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards
27: BAFTA Film Awards Nominations
27: Writers Guild Awards (WGA) Nominations
27: ACE Eddie Awards Nominations (Editors)
TBA (January):
Artios Awards Nominations (Casting)
FEBRUARY 2026
1: Grammy Awards (68th Annual)
6: SCL Awards
7: Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA)
11–18: Berlin International Film Festival
12: Costume Designers Guild Awards
14: MUAHS Awards
15: Spirit Awards
15: AAFCA Awards (African American Film Critics Association)
18: People’s Choice Awards (PCA)
21: Annie Awards
22: BAFTA Film Awards
26: Oscar Winner Voting Begins
26: Artios Awards
27: SAG Winner Voting Ends
27: ACE Eddie Awards
28: PGA Awards
28: Art Directors Guild Awards (ADG)
28: NAACP Image Awards
MARCH 2026
1: The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (formerly SAG Awards)
1: Children & Family Emmy Awards (March 1–2)
5: Oscar Winner Voting Ends
7: CAS Awards
7: SOC Awards (Camera Operators)
8: Writers Guild Awards (WGA)
8: ASC Awards (Cinematographers)
8: Golden Reels Awards (Sound Editors)
8: International Press Academy Satellite Awards
13: ICG Publicists Awards
15: 98th Academy Awards
24: BAFTA Television Awards Nominations
APRIL 2026
28: Scientific & Technical Awards Presentation (Academy)
MAY 2026
10: BAFTA Television Awards
17: Academy of Country Music Awards
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JUNE 2026
7: Tony Awards
14: BET Awards
JULY 2026
15: ESPY Awards
SEPTEMBER 2026
6: MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)
14: Primetime Emmy Awards
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