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Awards Season and Key Events Calendar 2023-2024
To help keep track of the many varied awards season dates, Vision Media offers this calendar with key events from awards season, festivals, and entertainment markets for the 2023-2024 season. See dates for Emmys, Oscars, important film festivals and more. This page receives regular updates, so be sure to bookmark this page for date updates.
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Awards Season and Key Events Calendar: Notable Dates 2023-2024
Our Awards Calendar for the 2023-2024 season can be used to track and plan for your upcoming awards activities. While the current strikes have not affected timing of most of the awards dates yet this year, the Emmys recently announced that they are considering a new airdate and their original September 18 airdate is no longer in consideration. We will be keeping an eye on developments and updating this calendar regularly to ensure you stay up to date.
June 2023
June 1: AFI Fest - Short Film Submission deadline |
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June 11: 76th Tony Awards |
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June 12: Emmys nomination online voting opens at 9:00AM PT |
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June 19: Winners Announced for 5th Annual AAFCA TV |
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June 19- July 2: Tribeca Film Festival, US |
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June 25: 2023 BET Awards ceremony |
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June 26: Emmy Nominations-Round voting ends at 10PM PT |
July 2023
June 19- July 2: Tribeca Film Festival, US | |||||
July 5: Submissions open Critics Choice Documentary Awards | |||||
July 6: 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys submissions open | |||||
July 12: Emmys nominations announced | |||||
July 12: BAFTAs Awards Rulebook Published | |||||
July 12: ESPYs (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) | |||||
July 20-23: Comic-Con | |||||
July 22: 75th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards | |||||
July 26: Emmys - Deadline for errors and omissions to the nominations | |||||
July 27: Nomination Announcement - News & Documentary Emmy Awards | |||||
July 31: NAACP Image Awards - Submissions Open |
August 2023
August 2: 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys - Judging sign-up begins + Entry deadline | |||||
Week of August 7: Emmys - Final-round videos available for viewing | |||||
August 9: 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys - Late Entry deadline ($50 fee increase per entry) + Judging approval begins | |||||
August 17: Emmys Final-Round voting begins August 17 at 9:00AM PT. | |||||
August 26: Location Managers Guild International Awards | |||||
August 27: 5th Annual AAFCA TV Honors | |||||
August 28: Emmys Final-round voting ends at 10:00 PM PT | |||||
Aug 30 - Sep 9: Venice International Film Festival |
September 2023
Aug 30 - Sep 9: Venice International Film Festival | |||||
September 1: PGA Awards - Screener Submission Deadline and Notice of Producing Credits Form Deadline for Documentary Motion Pictures | |||||
September 1: Deadline for early submission fee discount for the 8th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards | |||||
September 1: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Submissions Open ALL CATEGORIES | |||||
September 1-4: Telluride Film Festival | |||||
Sep 7 - Sep 17: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) | |||||
September 9 and September 10*: Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Governors Gala - also postponed due to the strike | |||||
September 11: ASIFA - Call for Entries, Judges, Juried Award nominations, 8am PT | |||||
September 12: MTV Video Music Awards | |||||
September 14: DGA Entry Forms available online | |||||
September 15: Deadline for submissions for the 8th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards | |||||
September 18*: 75th Emmy Awards has been rescheduled due to the ongoing strikes [As of July 28, the Emmys confirmed that this original date and month are no longer in consideration. Ideally, the show won’t take place until SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America reach agreements with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The ceremony has been postponed to Monday, Jan. 15, 2024] | |||||
(Week of) September 18: ASC Awards - all submissions open | |||||
September 18: Art Directors Guild - Submissions open | |||||
September 25: Critics Choice TV Awards - Submissions Open | |||||
September 27: The News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremonies - News categories | |||||
September 28: The News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremonies - Doc categories | |||||
September 29: PGA Awards - Notice of Producing Credits Form Deadline for Television Programs | |||||
September 29 – October 15: New York Film Festival |
October 2023
September 29 – October 15: New York Film Festival | |||||
October 1- 31: ASC Awards - Music Videos Eligibility Period Ends | |||||
October 2-6: Variety Gotham Week | |||||
October 2: Submission website opens for 2024 Golden Globe Motion Picture and Television entries | |||||
October 2: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Submissions Open for All Categories, 9 am PT | |||||
October 4: SAG Awards - Submissions Open at sagawards.org/submissions | |||||
October 4-15: BFI London Film Festival | |||||
October 9: ASIFA - Deadline for Juried Award Submissions and Judges | |||||
October 10-11: Production Finance Market | |||||
October 13: PGA Awards - Notice of Producing Credits Form Deadline for Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Motion Pictures | |||||
October 13: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award Voting Begins, 9 am PT | |||||
October 16: Nominations announced for the 8th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards | |||||
October 16: DGA - deadline for all First-Time Theatrical Feature Film & Documentaries entries | |||||
October 16: ASIFA - Deadline for early submissions | |||||
October 16-19: MIPCOM | |||||
Week of October 17: 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys - Nominations announced | |||||
October 18: 75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards Ceremony | |||||
October 19: Cinema Audio Society Awards- Entry submission forms available | |||||
October 19: AFI Awards - Submission deadline, 5pm PT | |||||
October 23 - November 1: 36th Tokyo International Film Festival | |||||
October 24: Gotham Awards (IFP) nominations | |||||
October 25-27: TIFFCOM | |||||
October 25-29: AFI Fest | |||||
October 27: The Britannia Awards presented by BAFTA Los Angeles | |||||
October 27: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award Voting ends, 11:59 pm PT | |||||
October 30: Art Directors Guild - TV submissions close (Feature films remain open) | |||||
October 31: 71st Golden Reel Awards - VERNA FIELDS Submission Deadline | |||||
October 31 - November 5: American Film Market |
November 2023
October 23 - November 1: 36th Tokyo International Film Festival | |||||
October 31 - November 5: American Film Market | |||||
November 1: 2024 Writers Guild Awards - Submissions Open in ALL Categories: Screenplays (Original, Adapted, Documentary), Series (Drama, Comedy, Limited, New), TV-Radio/Audio-New Media Scripts and Paul Selvin Award (WGAW) | |||||
November 1: 74th Eddie Awards - Submissions for Nominations Begin | |||||
November 3: NAACP Image Awards - Last day for Literary Projects to be received in the office, and last day for Supplemental Materials to be submitted. Online Submissions close. Online Submissions closes |
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November 4: Art Directors Guild - TV submissions review | |||||
November 4: Helen Mirren to Receive American Cinematheque Award | |||||
November 5: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Submissions Close for All Categories, 11:59 pm PT | |||||
November 6: ASC - Documentary and Music Video Preliminary Voting Opens (Committee Only) | |||||
November 6: Golden Globes - Deadline for submission of Motion Picture & TV entry forms | |||||
November 6: SAG Submissions Close at 5 p.m. PT at sagawards.org/submissions | |||||
November 7: Art Directors Guild - Eligible TV Projects posted | |||||
November 7: Voting begins for 8th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards | |||||
November 8: Voting ends for 8th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, 9PM PT | |||||
November 12: 8th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards | |||||
November 13: SAG Awards - Q&A Calendar Open for Holds at 10:30 a.m. PT | |||||
November 13: NAMIC Vision Awards- Call for entries open | |||||
November 13: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Announced | |||||
November 13: Critics Choice TV Awards - Submissions close | |||||
November 13: ASIFA -Deadline for standard submissions | |||||
November 14: 2nd Annual Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television | |||||
November 14: Critics Choice TV Awards - NomComs begin deliberation | |||||
November 15: Art Directors Guild - Eligible Feature Films posted | |||||
November 15: ASC TV Submissions Due | |||||
November 18: Oscars - submission deadline for general categories | |||||
SAG Awards - Due to the strike delay, holds for FYC events this year will be accepted in just one phase. Fall/Winter Dates: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 - Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 | |||||
November 18: Governors Awards | |||||
November 20: DGA deadline for all Theatrical Feature Film, TV and Commercials entries | |||||
November 20: Golden Globes - Deadline for TV nomination ballots to be sent to all voters | |||||
November 20: ASIFA - VIP Ticket Sales Begin | |||||
November 27: Gotham Independent Film Awards | |||||
November 27: Golden Globes - Deadline for receipt of Television nomination ballots by Ernst & Young at 5:00 p.m. PST | |||||
November 27: NAACP Image Awards - Nominating Committee Voting begins | |||||
November 28: Golden Globes - Deadline for Motion Picture nomination ballots to be sent to all voters | |||||
November 30: ASC TV & Documentaries Eligibility Period Ends. Documentary and Music Video Preliminary Voting Closes. | |||||
November 30: PGA - Nomination Polls Open for Sports, Children’s and Short Form | |||||
November 30: Cinema Audio Society Awards- Entry submission forms due |
December 2023
December 1: Critics Choice TV Awards - NomComs render recommendations | |||||
December 1: Critics Choice Movie Awards - Nominating ballots go out to FILM Branch Members | |||||
December 1: 74th Eddie Awards - EarlyBird $250 Price Deadline | |||||
December 3: Final day to submit for (The Society of Composers & Lyricists) SCL Awards | |||||
December 4: SAG Awards - Ballots Made Available to Nom Comm | |||||
December 4: Art Directors Guild - Submissions for feature films close | |||||
December 4: ASC - Spotlight Submissions (ONLY ASC Members Submit) and Theatrical Feature Films Submissions Due | |||||
December 4: 6th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television | |||||
December 5: Final screening date for Motion Pictures: Final date for Golden Globes voters to attend non-exclusive, all-access Motion Picture press conferences | |||||
December 5: Critics Choice Awards TV nominations announced | |||||
December 5: 2024 Spirit Awards nominees announced | |||||
December 6: Golden Globes - Deadline for the receipt of Motion Picture nomination ballots by Ernst & Young at 5:00 p.m. PST | |||||
December 7: ASC - TV and Music Video Nominations Voting Opens | |||||
December 8: 2024 BAFTA Film Awards Round One voting opens | |||||
December 8: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Nominations Voting Begins, 9am PT | |||||
December 8: Critics Choice Movie Awards - Deadline for returning nominating ballots | |||||
December 8: ASIFA - Deadline for final Annie Awards submissions, 5PM PT | |||||
December 8 to 20: First round of SCL Awards voting | |||||
December 11: Announcement of nominations for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, 5am PST | |||||
December 11: Art Directors Guild - Nomination voting begins | |||||
December 11: DGA - Online voting for Theatrical Feature Film Nominations opens | |||||
December 12: PGA - Nominations Announced for Documentary Motion Pictures | |||||
December 13: Critics Choice Awards FILM nominations announced | |||||
December 14: PGA - Nomination Polls Open for Television Series/Specials and Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | |||||
December 14: PGA - Nomination Polls Close for Sports, Children’s and Short Form at 2PM PT | |||||
December 14: ASC - Theatrical Feature Film Nomination Voting Opens | |||||
December 14: Oscars - Preliminary voting begins | |||||
December 15: PGA - Nomination Announced for Sports, Children’s and Short Form | |||||
December 15: DGA Online voting for Television Nominations opens | |||||
December 15: Golden Globes - final ballots sent to all voters | |||||
December 15: 74th Eddie Awards - Submission for Nominations End, 5pm PT | |||||
December 15-17: 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys ceremonies | |||||
December 18: SAG Awards - Nominations Voting Opens | |||||
December 18: Oscars - Preliminary voting ends | |||||
December 19: Cinema Audio Society Awards - Nomination ballot voting begins online | |||||
December 19: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Submission Deadline | |||||
December 21: Oscars shortlists announced | |||||
December 21: PGA - Nomination Polls Open for Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Motion Pictures | |||||
December 21: SCL Awards nominees announced | |||||
December 22: 2024 Writers Guild Awards - Deadline for submissions: Series (Drama, Comedy, New, Limited); TV-Radio/Audio-New Media Scripts and Paul Selvin Award (WGAW) |
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December 26: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Nomination Voting Begins | |||||
December 27: Eligible Films Announced - SDSA Awards | |||||
December 29: Nominations Balloting Opens - SDSA Awards | |||||
December 30: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Nominations Voting Closes, 11:59 pm PT | |||||
December 31: ASC Spotlight and Theatrical Film eligibility period ends. Theatrical Feature Film Nomination Voting Opens. | |||||
December 31: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Eligibility Period Ends | |||||
December 31: ASIFA - Deadline to renew or join ASIFA-Hollywood and deadline to submit voting applications, 11:59pm PT | |||||
December 31: Oscars eligibility period ends |
January 2024
January 2: Cinema Audio Society Awards - Nomination ballot voting ends online at 5PM PT | |||||
January 2: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Nominations Announced, 9am PT | |||||
January 3: Golden Globes - Deadline for the receipt of final ballots by Ernst & Young at 5:00 p.m. PST | |||||
January 4: Nominations Balloting Closes - SDSA Awards | |||||
January 4-15: Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||||
January 5: AFI Awards honoree gala | |||||
January 5: DGA Deadline to vote online for Television Nominations | |||||
January 5: 2024 BAFTA Film Awards Longlists published; Round Two voting opens | |||||
January 5: Nominations Announced - SDSA Awards | |||||
January 5: NAACP Image Awards - Nominating Committee Voting Ends | |||||
January 5: Critics Choice TV Awards - Final ballots to out to the TV Branch Members | |||||
January 5: Critics Choice Movie Awards - Final ballots go out to the FILM Branch Members | |||||
January 6: The BAFTA Tea Party in Los Angeles | |||||
January 6: Creative Arts Emmys (Night 1) | |||||
January 6: ASC - Spotlight Award Nomination Judging (Committee Only) | |||||
January 7: SAG Awards - Nominations Voting Closes at 5 p.m. PT | |||||
January 7: ASC - Documentary Award Nomination Judging (Committee Only) | |||||
January 7: Creative Arts Emmys (Night 2) | |||||
January 7: SAG nomination voting ends at 5PM PT | |||||
January 7: 81st annual Golden Globes | |||||
January 8: Final round of SCL Awards voting opens | |||||
January 8: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Nomination Voting Ends | |||||
January 9: ASC - Voting Closes - Theatrical Feature Film, TV, Music Video Deadline | |||||
January 9: Cinema Audio Society Nominations (CAS) | |||||
January 9: DGA - Deadline to vote online for Theatrical Feature Film Nominations | |||||
January 9: DGA - Announce All Television and Commercials & Five Documentary Nominees | |||||
January 9: Eddie Awards - Nomination Ballots Sent | |||||
January 10: SAG nominations announced | |||||
January 10: DGA - Announce Five Theatrical Feature Film Nominees, Announce Five Michael Apted Award for First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Nominees & Online voting for Theatrical Feature Film Award opens | |||||
January 10: USC Libraries 36th-Annual Scripter Awards - Deadline for selection committee to vote for five Scripter Award finalists for each category | |||||
January 11: PGA - Nomination polls close at 2PM PT for Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | |||||
January 11: ASC - Nomination Announcements – All Categories | |||||
January 11: Oscar nominations voting begins 9AM PT | |||||
January 11: ASIFA Annie Awards - Nominations and Juried awards announced | |||||
January 12: PGA - nominations announced for Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | |||||
January 12: Critics Choice TV Awards - Deadline for returning final ballots | |||||
January 12: Critics Choice Movie Awards - Deadline for returning final ballots | |||||
January 13: Edited presentation of the Creative Arts Emmys (FXX) at 8 p.m. ET | |||||
January 14: Critics Choice Awards, presented live on The CW | |||||
January 15: Dorian Film Awards - Nomination ballots sent to GALECA members (This is also the suggested deadline for screeners) | |||||
January 15: The 75th Emmy Awards (Originally postponed from September 2023) | |||||
January 15: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Nominees Announced | |||||
January 15-19: DGA Membership Screenings of Nominated Theatrical Feature Films | |||||
January 16: DGA Dinner Reservation Forms Available | |||||
January 16: Oscar nominations voting ends 5PM PT | |||||
January 16: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Nominee Videos Due, 11:59pm PT | |||||
January 17: SAG Final Voting Opens | |||||
January 17: ADG Final Voting Begins | |||||
January 17: Scripter Award finalists announced | |||||
January 18: ASC - Final Voting Opens – All Categories | |||||
January 18: 2024 BAFTA Film Awards Nominations announced; Round Three voting opens | |||||
January 18 - 28: Sundance Film Festival | |||||
January 19: Cinema Audio Society Awards - Nominee listing error and omission deadline | |||||
January 20: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Meet the Nominees | |||||
January 20: Deadline to become a Annies Sponsor and Deadline to purchase VIP tickets | |||||
January 21: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Blue Ribbon Voting Opens | |||||
January 22: PGA - final polls open for Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Documentary Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | |||||
January 22: 2024 Writers Guild Awards - Preliminary Series (Drama, Comedy, New, Limited) and Screenplay (Original and Adapted) online voting begins | |||||
January 22: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Final Online Voting Begins | |||||
January 22: Eddie Awards - Nomination Ballots Due, 5pm PT | |||||
January 23: Oscar nominations released | |||||
January 25: NAACP Image Awards - Nominees Announced | |||||
January 25: Eddie Awards - Nominations Announced | |||||
January 26: PGA - final polls open for Sports, Children’s and Short Form | |||||
January 26: Final Voting Opens - SDSA Awards | |||||
January 26: ASIFA - Deadline to submit Ceremony and Program Materials | |||||
January 31: NAMIC Vision Awards- Submissions deadline | |||||
January 31: ASIFA Annie Awards - Deadline to apply for media credentials |
February 2024
February 1: 2024 Dorian Film Awards - nomination ballots due | |||||
February 2: SDSA Awards - Final Voting Closes | |||||
February 2: Eddie Awards - First Day of Blue Ribbon Screenings and Final Ballots Sent | |||||
February 3: ASIFA Annie Awards - Deadline to receive Annie Awards program advertising (11:59pm PT), deadline for delivery of all FYC Ads to ASIFA-Hollywood membership, deadline to make any changes to submissions | |||||
February 4: 11th Annual MUAHS Awards - Final Online Voting Closes, 11:59pm PT | |||||
February 5: 2024 Dorian Film Awards - nominations announced / final ballots sent to members | |||||
February 5: Final round of SCL Awards voting ends | |||||
February 5: Deadline for Selection Committee to vote for Scripter winner for each category | |||||
February 5: ASIFA Annie Awards - Online balloting begins, 8am PT | |||||
February 7 - 17: Santa Barbara International Film Festival | |||||
February 8: PGA - final polls close at 2PM PT for Sports, Children’s and Short Form | |||||
February 8: ADG - Final voting ends at 5PM PT | |||||
February 8: Cinema Audio Society Awards - Final voting begins online | |||||
February 9: DGA Deadline to vote online for Theatrical Feature Film Award | |||||
February 9: 2024 Writers Guild Awards - Deadline for Preliminary Series (Drama, Comedy, New, Limited) and Screenplay (Original and Adapted) | |||||
February 9: ASIFA Annie Awards - Last day to purchase tickets | |||||
February 9: Eddie Awards - Deadline for Advertising | |||||
February 10: ADG Annual Awards Gala Winners Announced | |||||
February 10: 76th Annual DGA Awards Ceremony | |||||
February 12: Oscars Nominees Luncheon | |||||
February 12: ASIFA Annie Awards - Deadline to cast Annie awards ballots, 11:59pm PT | |||||
February 13: SDSA Awards Film 2023 Announced | |||||
February 15: PGA - final polls close at 2PM PT for Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | |||||
February 17: 51st Annual Annie Awards | |||||
February 18: 2024 BAFTA Film Awards | |||||
February 18: 2024 People's Choice Awards | |||||
February 18: Winners Announced at MUAHS Awards Gala | |||||
February 20: Cinema Audio Society Awards - Final voting ends online at 5PM PT | |||||
February 20: Eddie Awards - Last Day of Blue Ribbon Screenings and Final ballots due | |||||
February 21: 2024 Writers Guild Awards - Screenplay (Original, Adapted, Documentary) and Television, New Media, News, Radio/Audio, and Promotional Writing Nominations Announced | |||||
February 22: 2024 Dorian Film Awards - final ballots due | |||||
February 22: Oscars final voting begins | |||||
February 22: 71st Golden Reel Awards - Blue Ribbon Voting Ends | |||||
February 23: Oscars - Scientific and Technical Awards released | |||||
February 23: SAG Awards - Final Voting closes at 12 Noon PT | |||||
February 23: 2024 Writers Guild Awards - Final Series & Screenplay online voting begins | |||||
February 24: 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||||
February 25: Producers Guild of America Awards | |||||
February 25: Independent Spirit Awards | |||||
February 26: 2024 Dorian Film Awards winners announced | |||||
February 27: Oscars final voting ends at 5PM PT | |||||
February 28: ASC - Final Voting Ends – All Categories Deadline |
March 2024
March 2: 60th annual CAS Awards | |||||
March 2: Winners announced at the 36th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards ceremony | |||||
March 3: Golden Reel Awards @ Ebell Theater of Los Angeles | |||||
March 3: 38th Annual ASC Awards | |||||
March 3: ACE Eddie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall | |||||
March 7: Beyond Words: Writers Guild Awards-nominated screenwriters panel | |||||
March 8: Writers Guild Awards - Deadline for Final Series & Screenplay online voting | |||||
March 8-16: SXSW | |||||
March 10: 96th Oscars | |||||
March 16: 55th NAACP Image Awards, 8PM/7C on CBS | |||||
“And the Nominees Are…” Writers Guild Awards nominees panel |
April 2024
Week of April 8, 2024: NAMIC Vision Awards - Nominations announcement | |||||
April 14: 2024 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS (76TH Annual) |
May 2024
Week of May 6, 2024: NAMIC Vision Awards - Nominations announcement |