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.

OCTOBER

Festivals

Wednesday, Oct. 4 – BFI London Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Friday, Oct. 6 – Warsaw Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Thursday, Oct. 19 – Vienna Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Monday, Oct. 23 – Tokyo Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Tuesday, Oct. 31 – Los Angeles Indie Film Festival (Festival) (Unconfirmed)

Nominations

Monday, Oct. 16 – Critics Choice – Documentary (Nominations) (Official)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 – Saturn Awards (Awards) (Unconfirmed)