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. 3 – Spirit Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 5 – Critics Choice (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 5 – Michigan Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 5 – San Diego Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 5 – Seattle Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Saturday, Dec. 6 – DC Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 7 – St. Louis Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 8 – Las Vegas Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 8 – NY Online Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 8 – Golden Globes (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Chicago Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Indiana Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Phoenix Critics Circle (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Producers Guild (Documentary) (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 11 – Women Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 12 – San Francisco Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 12 – Costume Designers (Nominations) (Official)
Sunday, Dec. 14 – Houston Critics – Texas Independent (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 16 – Casting Society (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 16 – Satellites (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 17 – Online Female Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 17 – Society of Composers & Lyricists (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 18 – London Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 19 – Florida Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 19 – Georgia Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Saturday, Dec. 20 – North Carolina Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 20 – Utah Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 24 – Greater Western New York Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 26 – Austin Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 28 – Columbus Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 29 – Kansas City Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 29 – North Texas Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 29 – Make-Up Artists Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 30 – UK Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)

Awards

Monday, Dec. 1 – Gotham Awards (Awards) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 2 – Hollywood Creative Alliance (Creative) (Awards) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 2 – New York Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 3 – National Board of Review (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 4 – American Film Institute (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 5 – NY Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 7 – Boston Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 7 – DC Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 7 – Los Angeles Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Dec. 7 – Toronto Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 8 – Atlanta Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 8 – San Diego Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 8 – African American Critics (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 11 – Chicago Critics (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 11 – Hollywood Creative Alliance (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 11 – Phoenix Critics Circle (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 13 – Las Vegas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 14 – Boston Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 14 – San Francisco Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 14 – St. Louis Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 15 – Dallas Area Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 15 – Indiana Journalists (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 15 – Iowa Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 15 – Phoenix Critics Society (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 15 – Seattle Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 15 – Southeastern Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 18 – New Mexico Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 18 – Black Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 19 – Florida Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 19 – Nevada Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 19 – Online Female Critics (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Dec. 20 – Philadelphia Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 22 – North Texas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 27 – Georgia Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Dec. 28 – Razzies (Awards) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 30 – UK Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 31 – Central Florida Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 31 – Oklahoma Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)

Oscars

Monday, Dec. 8 – Preliminary Voting Begins (Official)
Friday, Dec. 12 – Preliminary Voting Ends (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 16 – Shortlists Announced (Official)