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.
JANUARY
Festivals
Thursday, Jan. 18 – Sundance Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 24 – Rotterdam Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Nominations
Thursday, Jan. 4 – Columbus Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Jan. 4 – Costume Designers (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Jan. 5 – Georgia Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 5 – Hawaii Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 5 – San Francisco Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 5 – British Academy (Longlists) (Nominations) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 8 – Chicago Independent Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Jan. 8 – Denver Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Austin Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Houston Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Art Directors (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Audio Society (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Casting Society (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Directors Guild – Documentary (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 10 – Directors Guild – Director & First Feature (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 10 – Make-Up Artists Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 10 – Publicists (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Jan. 10 – Screen Actors (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 11 – Annie Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 11 – Cinematographers (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Jan. 12 – Producers Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 13 – Set Decorators Society (Nominations) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 15 – Sound Editors (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 16 – Visual Effects Society (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 17 – Online Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 17 – USC Scripter (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 18 – British Academy (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 18 – British Academy (Rising Star) (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Jan. 21 – Vancouver Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Jan. 21 – Latino Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Jan. 22 – Razzies (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 23 – Cinema Editors (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 25 – NAACP Image Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Awards
Wednesday, Jan. 3 – North Carolina Critics (Awards) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 3 – Oklahoma Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Jan. 4 – Columbus Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Jan. 4 – Women Journalists (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Jan. 6 – Greater Western New York Critics (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 6 – Hollywood Creative Alliance (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 6 – National Society Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Jan. 7 – Golden Globes (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 8 – San Francisco Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Jan. 8 – Seattle Critics (Awards) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Austin Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Jan. 11 – Iowa Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 12 – Georgia Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 12 – Hawaii Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Jan. 13 – Kansas City Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Jan. 14 – Critics Choice (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 15 – Denver Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Jan. 15 – African American Critics (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 20 – Chicago Independent Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Jan. 22 – Houston Critics (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 22 – Online Critics (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 27 – AARP (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Oscars
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – The Governors Awards (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 11 – Academy Awards Nominations Voting Begins (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 16 – Academy Awards Nominations Voting Ends (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 23 – Academy Awards Nominations (Official)
