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. 23 – Sundance Film Festival (Festival) (Official)

Nominations

Wednesday, Jan. 1 – Austin Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 3 – Denver Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 3 – San Francisco Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 3 – Set Decorators Society (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Jan. 3 – British Academy (Longlists) (Nominations) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 4 – Hawaii Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Jan. 5 – Chicago Independent Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Jan. 6 – Sound Editors (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Houston Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – AARP (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Audio Society (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Directors Guild – Documentary (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – NAACP Image Awards (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – Directors Guild – Director & First Feature (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – Publicists (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – Screen Actors (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 9 – Art Directors (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 9 – Cinematographers (Nominations) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 9 – Writers Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Jan. 10 – Producers Guild (Nominations) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 13 – Latino Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Jan. 14 – GALECA (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 14 – Visual Effects Society (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 – British Academy (Nominations) (Official)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 – British Academy (Rising Star) (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 – USC Scripter (Nominations) (Official)
Friday, Jan. 17 – Online Critics (Nominations) (Official)
Sunday, Jan. 19 – Vancouver Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Monday, Jan. 20 – Razzies (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)

Awards

Wednesday, Jan. 1 – Central Florida Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Jan. 1 – Oklahoma Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Jan. 2 – Columbus Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Jan. 2 – Women Journalists (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 3 – Georgia Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 3 – North Carolina Critics (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 4 – Greater Western New York Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Jan. 4 – National Society Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Jan. 5 – Golden Globes (Awards) (Official)
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – San Francisco Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – Austin Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 10 – Denver Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 10 – Hawaii Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Friday, Jan. 10 – Iowa Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Jan. 11 – Kansas City Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Jan. 11 – Utah Critics (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Jan. 12 – Critics Choice (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Jan. 18 – Chicago Independent Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Jan. 18 – Cinema Editors (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 20 – Houston Critics (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Sunday, Jan. 26 – Satellites (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Jan. 27 – Online Critics (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Jan. 30 – AARP (Awards) (Unconfirmed)

Oscars

Wednesday, Jan. 8 – Academy Awards Nominations Voting Begins (Official)
Sunday, Jan. 12 – Academy Awards Nominations Voting Ends (Official)
Friday, Jan. 17 – Academy Awards Nominations (Official)