Major Awards Schedule: Crucial Dates for Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Grammys, Golden Globes, and Other Significant Occurrences

Major Awards Schedule: Crucial Dates for Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Grammys, Golden Globes, and Other Significant Occurrences

Get ready for an exciting year ahead in the world of film! Here's a roundup of some of the most highly anticipated film festivals and awards ceremonies happening in 2025.

January

1. Golden Globe Awards - Kicking off the awards season, the Golden Globes will take place in Los Angeles on January 11, with CBS broadcasting the event.
2. Palm Springs International Film Festival opening night - The Palm Springs International Film Festival will commence in Palm Springs on January 2.
3. Critics Choice Awards - The Critics Choice Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on January 4, with TV broadcast on E! and USA Network.
4. Producers Guild Awards nominations announcement - The Producers Guild Awards nominations will be announced on January 9.
5. Directors Guild of America Awards - The Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on February 7.
6. SAG Awards nominations announcement - SAG Awards nominations will be announced on January 7.
7. National Board of Review Awards - The National Board of Review Awards ceremony will take place in New York on January 13.
8. Academy Awards nominations voting begins - The Academy Awards nominations voting begins on January 12.
9. SAG Awards - The SAG Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on March 1.
10. Academy Awards nominations announcement - The Academy Awards nominations will be announced on February 5.
11. Academy Awards ceremony - The Academy Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on March 15.
12. Golden Globe Awards nomination voting ends - The Golden Globe Awards nomination voting ends on January 10.
13. Producers Guild Awards nomination voting ends - The Producers Guild Awards nomination voting ends on January 8.
14. SAG Awards nomination voting ends - SAG Awards nomination voting ends on January 5.
15. Directors Guild of America Awards television/commercial/documentary film nominations announcement - The Directors Guild Awards television/commercial/documentary film nominations announcement will take place on January 7.
16. Writers Guild Awards nominations announcement - The Writers Guild Awards nominations announcement will take place on February 3.
17. Critics Choice Awards ceremony - The Critics Choice Awards ceremony will take place in Santa Monica, California on March 7.
18. Cinema Audio Society Awards - The Cinema Audio Society Awards will take place in Los Angeles on March 7.
19. Grammy Awards - The Grammy Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on February 1, with TV broadcast on CBS.
20. Grammy nomination voting ends - The Grammys final voting ends on January 5.

February

1. Oscar Nominees Event - The Oscar Nominees Event will take place in Los Angeles on February 10.
2. Grammy nominations announcement - The Grammy nominations will be announced on December 8, 2025.
3. Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony - The Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on February 7.
4. Writers Guild Awards ceremony - The Writers Guild Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles and New York on March 8.
5. Academy Awards preliminary (shortlist) voting begins - The Academy Awards preliminary (shortlist) voting begins on December 8, 2025.
6. Sundance Film Festival opening night - The Sundance Film Festival opening night will take place in Park City, Utah on January 22.

March

1. Sundance Film Festival closing night - The Sundance Film Festival closing night will take place in Park City, Utah on February 6.

April

1. Boulder International Film Festival opening night - The Boulder International Film Festival opening night ceremony will take place in Boulder, Colorado on April 9.
2. Boulder International Film Festival closing night - The Boulder International Film Festival closing night ceremony will take place in Boulder, Colorado on April 12.

May

1. Details for upcoming events such as our website's Women in Entertainment breakfast, the AFI Awards honorees announcement, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards ceremony are yet to be announced.

June

1. No major film events scheduled for June.

July

1. No major film events scheduled for July.

August

1. No major film events scheduled for August.

September

1. Zurich Film Festival - The Zurich Film Festival will open on September 25, 2025, in Zurich, Switzerland.
2. New York Film Festival opening night - The New York Film Festival opening night ceremony will take place on September 26, 2025.
3. Miami Film Festival GEMS - The Miami Film Festival GEMS will open on November 1, 2025, in Miami.
4. SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences - The SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences will run from September 27 to October 4 in Chemnitz.
5. 16th Latin American Days festival - The 16th Latin American Days festival will be held from October 8 to 18.
6. Das Geheimnis der Perlimps - The animated film event "Das Geheimnis der Perlimps" with media pedagogical follow-up will occur on October 19 in Zwenkau.
7. Middleburg Film Festival - The Middleburg Film Festival opens on October 16, 2025, in Middleburg, Virginia.

October

1. AFI Fest opening night - The AFI Fest opening night ceremony will take place on October 22, 2025, in Los Angeles.
2. AFI Fest closing night - The AFI Fest closing night ceremony will take place on October 26, 2025, in Los Angeles.
3. SCAD Savannah Film Festival - The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will open on October 25, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia.
4. SCAD Savannah Film Festival closing night - The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will close on November 1, 2025.
5. Elvis Festival - In October 2025, the 21st Elvis Festival will take place from September 25 to October 5, featuring concerts like "EPIC – Elvis Presley In Concert" and the premiere of the show "Legendary: Elvis" in Stuttgart.
6. Newport Beach Film Festival - The Newport Beach Film Festival opens on October 16, 2025, in Newport Beach, California.
7. Newport Beach Film Festival closing night - The Newport Beach Film Festival will close on October 23, 2025.
8. Coronado Island Film Festival opening night - The Coronado Island Film Festival will open on November 5, 2025, on Coronado Island, California.
9. Coronado Island Film Festival closing night - The Coronado Island Film Festival will close on November 9, 2025.
10. Hollywood Music in Media Awards ceremony - The Hollywood Music in Media Awards ceremony will take place on November 19, 2025, in Los Angeles.
11. Critics Choice Association's Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television - The Critics Choice Association's Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television will take place on November 14, 2025, in Los Angeles.
12. Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Black Cinema & Television - The Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Black Cinema & Television will take place on December 9, 2025, in Los Angeles.
13. Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards ceremony - The Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on October 14, 2025, in Los Angeles.
14. Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film ceremony - The Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film ceremony will take place on December 4, 2025, in Santa Barbara.
15. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Governors Awards ceremony - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Governors Awards ceremony will take place on November 16, 2025, in Los Angeles.
16. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony will take place on a TBA date.
17. Student Academy Awards ceremony - The Student Academy Awards ceremony will take place on October 6, 2025, in New York.
18. Napa Valley StreamFest - The Napa Valley StreamFest begins in Napa Valley, California on April 23 and ends on April 26.

November

1. Sun Valley Film Festival - The Sun Valley Film Festival will open on December 4, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho.
2. Sun Valley Film Festival closing night - The Sun Valley Film Festival will close on December 7, 2025.
3. Spirit Awards nominations announcement - The Spirit Awards nominations announcement will take place on December 3, 2025.
4. Miami Film Festival GEMS closing night - The Miami Film Festival GEMS will close on November 9, 2025.

December

1. Details for upcoming events such as the Academy Awards shortlists announcement and the dates for our website's Women in Entertainment breakfast and the AFI Awards honorees announcement are yet to be announced.
2. Producers Guild Awards - The Producers Guild Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on March 5.
3. Golden Globe Awards ceremony - The Golden Globe Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on January 11, with TV broadcast on CBS.
4. The dates for the National Board of Review Awards ceremony and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards ceremony are yet to be announced in January 2026.

Stay tuned for more updates on these exciting events throughout the year!

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