Calendar of Major Awards
SEPTEMBERSept. 30
• WGA Awards deadline to submit TV, radio and Paul Selvin Award scripts
OCTOBEROct. 3
• DGA Awards submission forms mailed for TV, commercials and documentaries
• PGA Awards eligibility deadline for TV series and specials
Oct. 14
• Submission deadline for Independent Spirit Awards nominations
• PGA Awards ballots available for TV series nominations
Oct. 20
• Final Golden Globes screening deadline for TV
Oct. 21
• Final date for Golden Globes press conferences for TV entries
NOVEMBERNov. 3
• Sixth Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Nov. 4
• Submission deadline for Golden Globes entry forms
• Polls close for PGA Awards TV series nominations
Nov. 8
• SAG Awards nominations close
Nov. 11
• Gotham Awards nominations announced
Nov. 12
• Second Annual Vibe Awards held in Los Angeles. Telecast on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. EST/PST on UPN
Nov. 14
• WGA Awards preliminary ballots for TV series mailed
Nov. 15
• Third Annual WGA Honorary Awards Luncheon
• PGA Awards eligibility deadline for long-form TV
Nov. 16
• Announcement of the Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient and Miss Golden Globes
Nov. 21
• 33rd Annual International Emmy Awards Gala at the Hilton Hotel, New York.
Nov. 22
• 33rd Annual American Music Awards at 8 p.m. EST (tape delayed on West Coast) at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
• PGA Awards nominations ballots available for long-form TV
Nov. 29
• Independent Spirit Awards nominations announced
Nov. 30
• 15th Annual Gotham Awards
• WGA Awards nominations period ends for TV and radio
• British Independent Film Awards at the Hammersmith Palais, London
DECEMBERDec. 1
• Deadline to submit entries for DGA Awards for TV, commercials and documentaries
• PGA Awards eligibility deadline for motion pictures
• Business & Financial Reporting Emmys
Dec. 2
• Deadline to mail Golden Globes nominations ballots to members of the Hollywood Foreign Press
• SAG Awards nominations ballots mailed
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Award voting begins.
Dec. 4
• 29th Annual Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center's Opera House in Washington, D.C.
• Hollywood Life magazine's 5th annual Breakthrough of the Year Awards
Dec. 5
• DGA Awards nominations ballots for motion pictures mailed
• Deadline to return WGA Awards nominations ballots
Dec. 6
• Final Golden Globes screening date for motion pictures
• 2005 Billboard Music Awards, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Dec. 7
• Final date for Golden Globes press conferences for motion pictures
• WGA Awards nominations ballots for motion pictures mailed
• National Board of Review Awards voting day
Dec. 8
• Grammy Awards nominations announced
• DGA Awards nominations ballots for TV, commercials and documentaries mailed
• WGA Awards nominees announced for TV
• Motion pictures nominations ballots available for PGA Awards
Dec. 9
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Award nominations voting ends.
Dec. 10
• Deadline to return Golden Globes nominations ballots
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Dec. 11
• AFI Awards nominees announced
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Award nominees announced
Dec. 12
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards voting day at Algonquin Hotel, New York
• Reservations forms mailed for DGA Awards dinner
Dec. 13
• Nominations for Golden Globes announced at 5:00 a.m. PST
• Polls close for PGA Awards long-form TV nominations
Dec. 15
• 10th annual Multicultural Prism Awards at the Hilton Hotel Universal City, Universal City, Calif.
Dec. 17
• 10th annual Satellite Awards luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Dec. 27
• Final Golden Globes ballots mailed to members of the Hollywood Foreign Press
Dec. 29
• Academy Awards nominations ballots mailed to voters
Dec. 30
• Polls close for PGA Awards motion pictures nominations
Dec. 31
• Awards year ends
2006
JANUARYJan. 2
• Deadline to return WGA Awards motion pictures nominations ballots
Jan. 3
• Deadline to return SAG Awards nominations ballots
Jan. 4
• Deadline to return DGA Awards motion pictures nominations ballots
• WGA Awards motion pictures nominees announced
• PGA Awards nominations announced; final ballots available
Jan. 5
• DGA Awards motion pictures nominees announced
• Deadline to return DGA Awards nominations ballots for TV, commercials and documentaries
• SAG Awards nominations announced
Jan. 6
• Final SAG Awards ballots mailed
• WGA Awards ballets for motion pictures and TV mailed
Jan. 7
• National Society of Film Critics Awards vote and announcement
Jan. 7-14
• Screenings of nominated films at the WGA Theater, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Jan. 8
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards dinner at Cipriani, New York
Jan. 9
• Final DGA Awards ballots for motion pictures mailed
• DGA Awards nominees announced for TV, commercials and documentaries
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Awards at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Calif., broadcast live on the WB
Jan. 10
• National Board of Review Awards
Jan. 11
• Deadline to return Golden Globes ballots
Jan. 13
• AFI Awards 2005 Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel, Los Angeles
Jan. 16
• 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at 8 p.m. EST at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Jan. 20
• Deadline to return DGA Awards dinner reservations forms
• Polls close for PGA Awards
Jan. 21
• Polls close at 5 p.m. PST for Academy Awards nominations
• PGA Awards nominees breakfast
Jan. 22
• PGA Awards dinner at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
Jan. 25
• DGA Awards reception for TV movies nominees
Jan. 26
• DGA Awards reception for commercials nominees
Jan. 27
• Deadline to return DGA Awards motion pictures ballots
• Deadline to return SAG Awards final ballots
Jan. 28
• DGA Awards reception for feature film nominees
• 57th Annual DGA Awards dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel, Century City, Calif.
Jan. 29
• 12th Annual SAG Awards at 8 p.m. EST at the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles
Jan. 30
• Deadline to return WGA Awards ballots
• 26th Annual Razzie Awards nominations announced
Jan. 31
• Academy Awards nominations announced at 5:30 a.m. PST at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills, Calif.
FEBRUARYFeb. 4
• 58th Annual WGA Awards at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, and at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York
Feb. 8
• Final Academy Awards ballots mailed
• 48th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center, Los Angeles
Feb. 13
• Academy Awards nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Feb. 18
• Academy's Scientific and Technical Awards Dinner
Feb. 19
• British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards
Feb. 28
• Academy Awards final polls close at 5 p.m. PST
MARCHMarch 4
• 21st Independent Spirit Awards, Santa Monica, Calif.
• 26th Annual Razzie Awards at 7:30 p.m. PST at the Ivar Theatre, Hollywood
March 5
• 78th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood