A new calendar year means a glistening, gold-plated set of big awards show dates in Hollywood's glitziest season.
From Conan O'Brien hosting the industry's biggest night at the Oscars to Cannes Film Festival entires gearing up for this year's events, the 2025 awards calendar is stacked with important dates across multiple mediums, also including major TV honors, film festival lineups, and accolades for theater performers.
Conan O'Brien will host the 2025 Oscars on March 2, 2025.
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As for the upcoming Oscars, the nominees are in the final stretch as the influential precursors announce their annual slate of winners. Scoring huge boosts from early awards bodies like the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and SAG 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 sparkling awards-season run — particularly for Best Actress contender Demi Moore.
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Other big-name actors vying for Oscars attention include Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Emilia Pérez star Zoe Saldaña, and Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
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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, updating throughout the year as more dates are announced for the Emmys, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
Upcoming key show dates for the 2025 awards season
March 1: Razzie Awards ceremony (see the full list of winners, announced before the ceremony)March 2: Oscars ceremony (see the full list of nominees)
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May 2025
May 1: Tony Awards nominationsMay 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 FestivalAug. 29-Sept. 1: Telluride Film Festival
Kieran Culkin at 2025 SAG Awards.
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Past 2025 key awards season dates
January 2025
Jan. 5: Golden Globes ceremony (see the full list of winners)Jan. 7: National Board of Review galaJan. 7: NAACP Image Awards nominationsJan. 8: Screen Actors Guild Awards nominationsJan. 8: Directors Guild of America Awards nominationsJan. 8-17: Oscars nominations votingJan. 15: BAFTA Awards nominationsJan. 16: Razzie Awards nominationsJan. 23: Oscars nominations (pushed back due to Los Angeles fires)Jan. 23-Feb. 2: Sundance Film Festival (see the lineup)
February 2025
Feb. 2: Grammys ceremony (see the full list of winners)Feb. 7: Critics Choice Awards (pushed back from Jan. 26 due to Los Angeles fires; see the full list of winners)Feb. 8: Directors Guild of America Awards ceremonyFeb. 8: Producers Guild of America Awards ceremonyFeb. 11-18: Final Oscars votingFeb. 15: Writers Guild of America Awards ceremonyFeb. 16: BAFTA Awards ceremony (see the full list of winners)Feb. 22: Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony (see the full list of winners)Feb. 22: NAACP Image Awards ceremony (see the full list of winners)Feb. 23: Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony (see the full list of winners)Canceled: The Oscars nominees luncheon scheduled for Feb. 10 will no longer take place.
TBD: The Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony scheduled for Feb. 18 will be rescheduled.
