THE ACADEMY ANNOUNCEs SHOW DATE FOR 98TH AWARDS®

THE ACADEMY ANNOUNCE SHOW DATE FOR 98TH Awards® KEY DATES ALSO ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 AWARDS SEASON

98th Oscars and Academy Key Dates

First submission deadline for Animated Short Film, Documentary Feature Film,
Documentary Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories 
Thursday, August 14, 2025 
First submission deadline for General Entry categories, Animated Feature Film, 
Best Picture and RAISE form 
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 
Submission deadline for International Feature Film  Wednesday, October 1, 2025 
Student Academy Awards Monday, October 6, 2025 
Final submission deadline for Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Film 
and Live Action Short Film categories 
Thursday, October 9, 2025 
Submission deadline for Music (Original Song)  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 
Final submission deadline for Documentary Feature Film Thursday, October 16, 2025 
Submission deadline for Music (Original Score)  Monday, November 3, 2025 
Final submission deadline for General Entry categories, Animated Feature Film, 
Best Picture and RAISE form 
Thursday, November 13, 2025 
Governors Awards Sunday, November 16, 2025 
Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT  Monday, December 8, 2025 
Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT  Friday, December 12, 2025 
Oscars Shortlists Announcement  Tuesday, December 16, 2025 
Casting, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound and Visual Effects 
nominating screenings (bake-offs) 
Sat. Jan. 10 / Sun. Jan. 11, 2026 
Nominations voting begins 9 a.m. PT  Monday, January 12, 2026 
Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT  Friday, January 16, 2026 
Oscars Nominations Announcement  Thursday, January 22, 2026 
Oscars Nominees Event  Tuesday, February 10, 2026 
Finals voting begins 9 a.m. PT  Thursday, February 26, 2026 
Finals voting ends 5 p.m. PT  Thursday, March 5, 2026 
98th Oscars  Sunday, March 15, 2026 
Scientific and Technical Awards  Tuesday, April 28, 2026 

**All dates are subject to change**

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