2025 Likely Nominees 98th Ceremony: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Precursors

Nomination / Organiazation / (Award)

• Dec 3 National Board of Review (Dec 3)
• Dec 5 Critics' Choice Awards (Jan 4)
• Dec 8 Golden Globe Awards (Jan 11)
• Dec 9 Producers Guild Awards Documentary (Feb 28)
• Dec 16 Oscars Shortlist announced
• Jan 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Mar 1)
• Jan 8 Directors Guild Awards (Feb 7)
• Jan 9 Producers Guild Awards (Feb 28)
• Jan 27 BAFTA Film Awards (Feb 22)
• Jan 22 Academy Awards (Mar 15)
• TBA Writers Guild Awards (Mar 8)

See the Nominated Films

• When to Stream (when movies move to streaming)
• FiveThirtyEight’s Guide To Predicting The Oscars (2016 as example)
• Coming to DVD or Streaming
• Now Playing in Theatres
• The Contenders Interviews, clips and previews

Full Season Schedule, all awards

The 2025 Oscars Schedule

• 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
• Oscars Nominations Announcement Thursday, January 22, 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
• Oscar Ceremony (ABC)
• Oscar News
• Academy Rules 2025

Other Predictions

• Gold Derby - Predictions
• Variety: Contenders (was Awards Circuit by Clayton Davis)
• MetaCritic- Best of the Year
• The Film Experience
• IndieWire
• NBR as predictor of Oscar - a deeper dive

Where to see the movies

• When to Stream