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Golden Globes; Oscars; Grammys
A new calendar year means a glistening, gold-plated set of important awards show dates among Hollywood’s glitziest season.
From Conan O’Brien hosting the industry’s biggest night at the Oscars to Beyoncé leading the pack of nominees at the Grammys ceremony, the 2025 awards calendar is stacked with important dates across multiple mediums, also including major TV honorees, film festival lineups, and accolades for theater performers, too.
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Conan O’Brien will host the 2025 Oscars on March 2, 2025.
As for the upcoming Oscars, likely contenders continue to shape up as the influential precursors announce their annual slate of nominees. Scoring huge boosts from early awards bodies like the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and the Film Independent Spirit Awards are Best Picture frontrunners like Anora, Emilia Pérez, Conclave, and The Brutalist, with Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror masterpiece The Substance sustaining strong momentum from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival all the way through a glistening awards season run — particularly for Best Actress contender Demi Moore — so far.
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Other big-name acting contenders vying for Oscars attention include Angelina Jolie (Maria), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Emilia Pérez trio Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez, as well as Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
As the awards race continues to heat up, check out all of the key dates for upcoming awards shows in Entertainment Weekly‘s 2025 awards calendar ahead, updating throughout the year as more dates are announced for the Emmys, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
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Upcoming key show dates for the 2025 awards season
January 2025
Jan. 5: Golden Globes ceremony (see the nominees)
Jan. 7: National Board of Review gala
Jan. 7: NAACP Image Awards nominations
Jan. 8: Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations
Jan. 8: Directors Guild of America Awards nominations
Jan. 8-12: Oscars nominations voting
Jan. 9: Writers Guild of America Awards nominations
Jan. 10: Producers Guild of America Awards nominations
Jan. 12: Critics Choice Awards ceremony
Jan. 15: BAFTA Awards nominations
Jan. 16: Razzie Awards nominations
Jan. 17: Oscars nominations
Jan. 23-Feb. 2: Sundance Film Festival (see the lineup)
February 2025
Feb. 2: Grammys ceremony (see the nominees)
Feb. 8: Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony
Feb. 8: Producers Guild of America Awards ceremony
Feb. 10: Oscars nominees luncheon
Feb. 11-18: Final Oscars voting
Feb. 15: Writers Guild of America Awards ceremony
Feb. 16: BAFTA Awards ceremony
Feb. 18: Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony
Feb. 22: Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony (see the nominees)
Feb. 22: NAACP Image Awards ceremony
Feb. 23: Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony
March 2025
March 1: Razzie Awards ceremony
March 2: Oscars ceremony
May 2025
May 1: Tony Awards nominations
May 13-24: Cannes Film Festival
June 2025
June 8: Tony Awards ceremony
July 2025
July 15: Emmys nominations
August 2025
Aug. 27-Sept. 6: Venice International Film Festival
Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Telluride Film Festival
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