The Script Lab Presents: Your Guide to the 2017/2018 Award Season

We’re only just past the halfway mark for the year, and already we’ve seen a number of flicks guaranteed to be heavy hitters come awards season. And with Cannes behind us and TIFF and Venice just around the corner, now’s the time to start hedging those bets and marking those calendars. We’ll be sure to keep this list updated as more detail come in, but in the mean time, here’s a list of every major event coming up for the 2017/2018 awards season.

Save the date(s)!

September, 2017

The Emmy Awards – September 17th

October, 2017

BAFTA LA – Britannia Awards Gala – October 27^th
Critics Choice Documentary Awards announces 2018 nominees – TBD
Gotham Awards announces 2018 nominees – TBD

November, 2017

European Film Awards Announces 2018 nominees – November 5^th
AMPAS Governors Awards – November 11^th
SAG nomination vote opens – November 16^th
PGA announces documentary nominees – November 21^st
Gotham Awards – November 27^th
National Board of Reviews announces winners – November 28^th
DGA Feature Film nominee voting opens – November 29th

December, 2017

Screening deadline for Golden Globes – December 4^th
Art Directors Guild opens nomination voting – December 6^th
Golden Globes closes ballot – December 7th
European Film Awards announcement – December 9^th
British Indepndent Film Awards Announces Winners – December 10^th
SAG voting deadline – December 10^th
Golden Globes Nominee Announcement – December 11^th
DGA opens voting for TV nominations – December 11^th
SAG Announces nominees – December 13^th
PGA opens nominations poll for features and animation – December 14^th
Golden Globes mails final ballots – December 18^th
SAG opens final voting – December 19th

January, 2018

Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala – January 2^nd
Final deadline for Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe ballots – January 3^rd
Art Directors Guild closes ballot – January 3^rd
Art Directors Guild announces nominees – January 4^th
National Board of Review Gala – January 4^th
PGA closes ballot for feature film and animated motion pictures – January 4^th
PGA Awards announces nominees – January 5^th
Academy Award nominations voting begins – January 5^th
Golden Globe Awards Ceremony – January 7^th
DGA announces nominees – January 10^th– January 11^th
Academy Awards nominations voting ends – January 12^th
PGA Awards – January 20^th
SAG Awards – January 21^st
Academy Award announces nominees – January 23^rd
Art Directors Guild Awards – January 27^th
BAFTA announces nominations – TBD
ACE Eddie Awards GALA – TBD

February, 2018

DGA Awards – February 3^rd
Oscar Nominees Luncheon – February 5^th
BAFTA Awards – February 18^th
Academy Awards final voting Opens – February 20^th
Academy Awards final voting closes – February 27^th
Annie Awards – TBD
WGA Awards – TBD

March, 2018

Independent Spirit Awards – March 3^rd
90^th Annual Academy Awards – March 4th