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

Tuesday, Dec. 5 – Spirit Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 7 – Hollywood Creative Alliance (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 7 – Hollywood Creative Alliance (Creative Arts) (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 7 – Phoenix Circle (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Dec. 8 – Chicago Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Saturday, Dec. 9 – DC Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 10 – Philadelphia Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 11 – Golden Globes (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 12 – Producers Guild (Documentary) (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 13 – Florida Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 14 – Critics Choice (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 14 – AARP (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 17 – Indiana Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 17 – North Texas Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 17 – St. Louis Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 18 – Online Female Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 18 – Satellites (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 20 – London Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 21 – North Carolina Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 21 – Society of Composers & Lyricists (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Dec. 26 – Women Journalists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)

Awards

Monday, Dec. 4 – Atlanta Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 6 – National Board of Review (Awards) (Official)
Friday, Dec. 8 – American Film Institute (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 9 – European Film Awards (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Dec. 10 – Boston Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 10 – Los Angeles Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Dec. 10 – NY Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 11 – DC Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 11 – Las Vegas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 11 – Southeastern Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Dec. 12 – Chicago Critics (Awards) (Official)
Wednesday, Dec. 13 – Women Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 14 – Phoenix Circle (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 16 – Boston Online Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Dec. 16 – Utah Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 17 – New Mexico Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Dec. 17 – Philadelphia Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Dec. 17 – St. Louis Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 18 – Dallas Area Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 18 – Indiana Journalists (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 18 – North Texas Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Dec. 18 – Phoenix Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Dec. 18 – Black Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Dec. 20 – Nevada Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 21 – Florida Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Dec. 21 – Online Female Critics (Awards) (Official)

Oscars

Thursday, Dec. 14 – Preliminary Voting Begins (Official)
Monday, Dec. 18 – Preliminary Voting Ends (Official)
Thursday, Dec. 21 – Shortlists Announced (Official)