Awards Season Calendar: Key Dates for Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Grammys, Golden Globes and Other Major Events

Read on for a month-by-month guide to upcoming awards-related activities in the worlds of film, television, music and theater. All times listed are PT. JULY 2026 Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Thursday, July 23 57th San Diego Comic-Con begins Sunday, July 26 57th San Diego Comic-Con ends AUGUST 2026 Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services Wednesday, August 5 79th Locarno Film Festival begins Thursday, August 6 6th Critics Choice Super Awards ceremony Friday, August 14 2nd Televerse Festival begins Saturday, August 15 79th Locarno Film Festival ends 17th Dorian TV Awards announcement Sunday, August 16 2nd Televerse Festival ends Monday, August 17 78th Primetime Emmy Awards final voting begins 10th Black Reel TV Awards Wednesday, August 26 78th Primetime Emmy Awards final voting ends SEPTEMBER 2026 Vivien Killilea/Getty Wednesday, September 2 83rd Venice International Film Festival begins Friday, September 4 53rd Telluride Film Festival begins Saturday, September 5 Creative Arts Emmys Awards ceremony, night one Sunday, September 6 Creative Arts Emmys Awards ceremony, night two 43rd MTV Video Music Awards ceremony Monday, September 7 53rd Telluride Film Festival ends Thursday, September 10 51st Toronto International Film Festival begins Saturday, September 12 83rd Venice International Film Festival ends Monday, September 14 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony Friday, September 18 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival begins Sunday, September 20 51st Toronto International Film Festival begins Thursday, September 24 22nd Zurich Film Festival begins Friday, September 25 64th New York Film Festival begins Saturday, September 26 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival ends OCTOBER 2026 Courtesy of SCAD Thursday, October 1 49th Mill Valley Film Festival begins Friday, October 2 34th Hamptons International Film Festival begins Sunday, October 4 22nd Zurich Film Festival ends Wednesday, October 7 70th BFI London Film Festival begins Sunday, October 11 49th Mill Valley Film Festival ends Monday, October 12 64th New York Film Festival ends 34th Hamptons International Film Festival ends Wednesday, October 14 78th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards ceremony Thursday, October 15 27th Newport Beach Film Festival begins 14th Middleburg Film Festival begins Sunday, October 18 70th BFI London Film Festival ends 14th Middleburg Film Festival ends Wednesday, October 21 39th Virginia Film Festival begins Thursday, October 22 40th AFI Fest begins 27th Newport Beach Film Festival ends Saturday, October 24 29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival begins Sunday, October 25 39th Virginia Film Festival begins Monday, October 26 40th AFI Fest ends Friday, October 30 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony Saturday, October 31 29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival ends NOVEMBER 2026 Kevin Winter/Getty Images Saturday, November 7 34th Camerimage International Film Festival begins Tuesday, November 10 17th Governors Awards ceremony Wednesday, November 11 17th DOC NYC begins Thursday, November 12 39th International Documentary Film Festival begins Saturday, November 14 34th Camerimage International Film Festival ends Monday, November 16 68th Grammy Awards nominations Wednesday, November 18 Country Music Awards ceremony Sunday, November 22 39th International Documentary Film Festival ends Sunday, November 29 17th DOC NYC ends DECEMBER 2026 Scott Feinberg Friday, December 4 32nd Critics Choice Awards nominations announcement Monday, December 7 84th Golden Globe Awards nominations announcement Wednesday, December 16 8th Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards nominations announcement TBA Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Kirk Douglas Award ceremony JANUARY 2027 Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images Sunday, January 3 32nd Critics Choice Awards ceremony Tuesday, January 5 92nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards ceremony Thursday, January 7 38th Palm Springs International Film Festival begins Friday, January 8 AFI Awards luncheon Sunday, January 10 84th Golden Globe Awards ceremony Monday, January 11 99th Academy Awards nominations voting begins Tuesday, January 12 98th National Board of Review Awards ceremony Friday, January 15 99th Academy Awards nominations voting ends Monday, January 18 38th Palm Springs International Film Festival ends Thursday, January 21 99th Academy Awards nominations announcement 43rd Sundance Film Festival begins Saturday, January 30 79th Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony Sunday, January 31 43rd Sundance Film Festival ends TBD 20th Cinema Eye Honors ceremony FEBRUARY 2027 Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Wednesday, February 3 42nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival begins Thursday, February 4 8th Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards ceremony Saturday, February 6 77th American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Awards ceremony Sunday, February 7 68th Grammy Awards ceremony Wednesday, February 10 77th Berlin International Film Festival begins Saturday, February 13 42nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival ends Tuesday, February 16 Oscar Nominees Luncheon Saturday, February 20 14th Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild’s MUAHS Awards ceremony Sunday, February 21 77th Berlin International Film Festival ends Thursday, February 25 99th Academy Awards final voting begins Saturday, February 27 38th Producers Guild of America’s PGA Awards ceremony 31st Art Directors Guild’s ADG Awards ceremony Sunday, February 28 33rd Actor Awards ceremony TBD 15th SCAD TV Fest MARCH 2027 Kevin Winter/Getty Images Thursday, March 4 99th Academy Awards final voting ends Saturday, March 6 42nd Spirit Awards ceremony 63rd Cinema Audio Society’s CAS Awards ceremony Sunday, March 7 74th Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards ceremony Sunday, March 14 99th Academy Awards ceremony and Governors Ball Monday, March 15 41st SXSW Music Festival & Conference begins Sunday, March 21 41st SXSW Music Festival & Conference ends APRIL 2027 Cliff Grassmick/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera/Getty Images Thursday, April 8 23rd Boulder International Film Festival begins Sunday, April 11 23rd Boulder International Film Festival ends MAY 2027 (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Tuesday, May 11 80th Cannes Film Festival begins Saturday, May 22 80th Cannes Film Festival ends JUNE 2027 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Wednesday, June 2 26th Tribeca Festival begins Sunday, June 13 26th Tribeca Festival ends