From Grammys to Oscars: Ultimate 2025–2026 awards season guide With the Emmys now behind us, Hollywood is turning its attention to the next big chapter — film and music awards season.
From the Golden Globes to the Oscars, the months ahead are filled with major ceremonies, nomination announcements, and red-carpet glamour.
Here’s a complete month-by-month guide to what’s next on the awards calendar.
October 2025
- October 20: Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations
- October 23: Billboard Latin Music Awards
- October 28: Gotham Film Awards nominations
November 2025
- November 2: BAFTA Honours (film, TV, and games)
- November 7: Grammy Awards nominations
- November 9: Critics Choice Documentary Awards
- November 16: Governors Awards (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
- November 19: Hollywood Music in Media Awards
December 2025
- December 1: Gotham Film Awards
- December 3: Spirit Awards nominations and National Board of Review Awards
- December 4: Critics Choice Awards TV nominations
- December 5: Critics Choice Awards film nominations
- December 8: Golden Globe Awards nominations
- December 10: ICG Publicists Awards TV nominations
- December 12: Costume Designers Guild Awards nominations
- December 16: SCL Awards nominations (Society of Composers & Lyricists)
- December 29: MUAHS Awards nominations (Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild)
January 2026
- January 3: Palm Springs International Film Awards
- January 4: Critics Choice Awards
- January 7: SAG Awards nominations and Art Directors Guild Awards nominations
- January 8: ASC Awards nominations (American Society of Cinematographers)
- January 9: PGA Awards nominations
- January 11: Golden Globe Awards
- January 13: National Board of Review Awards Gala
- January 20: CAS Awards nominations (Cinema Audio Society)
- January 22: Oscar nominations
February–April 2026
- February 1: Grammy Awards
- February 15: Spirit Awards
- March 1: SAG Awards
- March 15: Academy Awards
- April 28: Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation