Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month.

DECEMBER

Nominations

Wednesday, Dec. 4 – Houston Critics – Texas Independent (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 4 – Spirit Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 5 – Hollywood Creative Alliance (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 6 – Las Vegas Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 6 – Seattle Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Saturday, Dec. 7 – DC Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 7 – European Film Awards (Excellence Awards) (Nominations) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 9 – St. Louis Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 9 – Golden Globes (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 10 – Chicago Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 10 – Producers Guild (Documentary) (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Florida Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Phoenix Critics Circle (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 12 – Critics Choice (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 12 – San Diego Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 14 – Utah Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 15 – Indiana Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 16 – Satellites (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 18 – Society of Composers & Lyricists (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 19 – London Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 20 – Greater Western New York Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 20 – Online Female Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 20 – Women Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 21 – North Carolina Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 26 – UK Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 27 – Georgia Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 29 – Columbus Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)

Awards

Monday, Dec. 2 – Atlanta Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 2 – Michigan Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 2 – Gotham Awards (Awards) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 4 – National Board of Review (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 5 – American Film Institute (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 7 – European Film Awards (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 8 – Boston Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Dec. 8 – DC Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 8 – Los Angeles Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 9 – Las Vegas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 12 – Chicago Critics (Awards) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 13 – NY Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 13 – Phoenix Critics Circle (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 15 – Boston Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 15 – New Mexico Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 15 – St. Louis Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 15 – Toronto Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 16 – Dallas Area Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 16 – Indiana Journalists (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 16 – Phoenix Critics Society (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 16 – Seattle Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 16 – Southeastern Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 16 – Women Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 17 – San Diego Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 18 – North Texas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 18 – Black Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 19 – Florida Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 20 – Nevada Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 22 – Philadelphia Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 23 – Online Female Critics (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Dec. 28 – UK Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)

Oscars

Monday, Dec. 9 – Preliminary Voting Begins (Official)
Friday, Dec. 13 – Preliminary Voting Ends (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 17 – Shortlists Announced (Official)