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- OCTOBER 2007 -
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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AMPAS
- Foreign language, live action short and animated short entries due

CAS-
entry form available online 		2

 3

ACE-
Submissions for noms start		 4 5

Annie-
deadline to receive entry forms		 6
7 8 9

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
Final Submissions due		 10

 11

 12

WGA-
TV and Paul Selvin scripts due		 13
14

 15

 16

 17

BFI-
London film Fest starts		 18

HPFA-
Final screening of TV entries		 19

 20
LAFCA-
Votes on annual career achievement award

21

 22

CAS-
entry submission forms mailed
Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
voter registration beigns

IFP-
noms announced

 23

 24

 25

 26

ANNIE-
nom judging materials due		 27
28

 29

ADG-
TV and commercial submissions form mailed. 		30

SAG-
submissions due 		31

- November 2007 -
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 To view Acronym Key 1

AFI Fest presented by Audi starts


AFI-
TV submission forms due

BFI London Film Fest ends


BAFTA/LA-
Britannia Awards

Hollywood Post Alliance Announce Award		 2

PGA-
TV Noms end		 3

EFA-
noms announced
4 5

CSA-
Artios Awards

MPSE & American Cinematheque-
Sound show		 6 7 8 9

HFPA-
Golden globe entry forms due

AFI-
Film Submission forms due		 10
11

AFI presented by Audi ends
 12

IPA-
TV entry forms due

WGA-
preliminary ballots mailed/ avail. online		 13 14

HFPA-
Cecil B. DeMille/ Miss Golden Globe announced		 15 16

MPSE-
entry forms available online

NAACP-
submission offices closed		 17
18 19

IPA-
film entry forms due		 20 21

WGA-
videogame writing submissions due		 22

BAFTA-
deadline for film entry

IPA-
DVD/New Media noms		 23 24
25 26 27

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
noms announced

IFP Gotham Awards



SAG-
nom ballot mailed		 28 29

DGA-
TV, commercial and documentary entry forms due		 30

ADG-
TV and commercial submissions due

HFPA-
nom ballots mailed

IPA-
award noms announced

WGA-
TV eligibility ends

IPA's Satellite Awards Nominations Released

- December 2007 -
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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European Film Awards



Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
voter registration ends
2

HSUS Genesis Awards-
submissions for works from Jan.-Nov.07 are due 		3

AMPAS-
official screen credit forms due

ADG-
TV and commercial submissions reviewed

ANNIE-
noms announced

BFCA-
nom ballots sent

DGA-
feature film nom ballots mailed

WGA-
Preliminary ballots due		 4

WGA-
documentary screenplay submissions end		 5

BAFTA-
Voting info sent to members

DGA-
Dinner reservation forms mailed

HFPA-
Final screening of featured films

NBR-
honorees announced

WGA-
preliminary screen ballots mailed/ avail online		 6

WGA-
TV, Radio & Promo noms announced		 7

ACE-
submissions for noms end

BFCA-
nom ballots due

CAS-
nom ballots due

IDA-
Awards luncheon

Int'l Documentary Association Awards


MPSE-
entry forms due for submissions aired or released from Jan 07-Nov.07

PGA-
Motion picture and long form TV ballots available online		 8

IDA-
Docufest
9

HSUS Genesis Awards-
Cast & Crew party

LAFCA-
voting and winners announced

Film Critics Ass. Awards
 10

BAFTA-
round 1 of voting starts

HFPA-
nom ballots due

NAACP-
nom ballots sent		 11

BFCA-
award noms announced		 12

DGA-
TV nom ballots mailed		 13

AMPAS-
VFX branch steering committee meets to narrow vfx Oscar contenders to 15

HFPA-
golden globe noms announced		 14

ACE-
noms ballots mailed

Chicago Film Critics Ass. Awards
 15
16

AFI-
award honorees announced

IPA's Satellite Awards
 17

Southeastern Film Critics Awards


Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Awards
 18

SAG-
nom ballots due

Phoenix Film Critics Soc. Awards
 19

CAS-
nom ballots sent

MPSE-
film nom ballots mailed		 20

SAG-
noms announced		 21

ADG-
noms ballots mailed

HSUS Genesis Awards-
on air submissions due		 22
23 24

OFCS-
noms ballots start 		25 26

AMPAS-
nom ballots mailed

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
ballots and screening schedule mailed

HFPA-
final ballots mailed		 27 28

SAG-
final ballots mailed		 29
30 31

WGA-
theatrical eligibility ends

- January 2008 -
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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OFCS-
nom ballots due and final voting starts		 2

NAACP-
nom ballots due		 3

AMPAS-
VFX branch steering committee choose 7 films for vfx bakeoff

BAFTA-
Round 1 of voting ends at 12:00pm

BFCA -
final nom ballots sent to members

DGA-
TV nom ballots due

USC Scripter Awards
Noms released

Palm Spring Int'l film fest begins
 4

BAFTA-
Round 2 of voting starts

CAS-
nom ballots due

MPSE-
Entry forms for submissions aired or released in Dec. 2007 due		 5

BFCA-
final ballots due

VES-
award counsel votes
6 7

BFCA -
Critics' Choice Awards

DGA-
Feature Film nom ballots due

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
Screening starts in NY

OFSC-
final voting ends

VES-
noms announced

SOC-
noms announced

WGA-
preliminary screen ballots due/ online ends		 8

ACE-
nom ballots due

DGA-
Feature film award noms announced and final ballots mailed		 9

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
Screenings start LA

HFPA-
final ballots due

NAACP -
nominee press conference

USC Scripter Awards
 10

ADG-
noms ballots due

CAS-
final 5 noms announced

DGA-
TV, commercial & documentary award noms announced

WGA-
screen noms announced		 11

ACE-
Award noms announced

ADG-
Awards noms announced

American Film Institute Awards


PGA-
motion picture and long form TV ballots end

WGA- final screen & TV voting period begins.





AFI Awards
 12

AMPAS-
noms polls close at 5pm pst

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
screening of nominated films begin. Noms BBQ (Invitation Only)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
13

HFPA- Golden Globe Awards


Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
 14

ADG-
final nom ballots mailed

BAFTA-
Round 2 voting ends

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
online voting begins

DGA-
nominated film screenings starts

PGA-
award noms announced and final ballots avaiable

Palm Springs Int'l Film Fest closes
 15

ANNIE-
online balloting begins

National Board of Reviews Awards gala ceremony
 16

AMPAS-
Oscar vfx bakeoff

BAFTA-
Award noms announced and final voting starts

WGA-
nom screening series start		 17

Sundance Film Fest opens
 18

ACE-
Final ballots mailed

DGA-
nominated film screenings end. Dinner reservation forms due

MPSE-
all nom ballots due

CAS-
Final ballots mailed

CDG-
noms released 		19
20

BAFTA-
commencement of jury/membership screenings		 21

NAACP-
online voting begins

FISA-
Ballots mailed out		 22

AMPAS-
noms announced		 23

WGA-
nom screening series end

DGA-
Meet the noms: TV		 24

DGA-
Meet the noms: commercial		 25

DGA-
Feature film noms ballots due. Meet the noms: docu

MPSE-
award noms published

SAG-
final ballots due

VES-
online voting starts		 26

ACE-
Blue Ribbon screening

Director's Guild Awards Dinner




Sundance Film Fest close
27

ACE-
Blue ribbon screening

Screen Actors Guild Awards



Sundance Film Fest closes
 28 29 30

AMPAS-
final ballots mailed

MPSE-
final ballots mailed

WGA-
dinner ticket reservations due



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- FEBRUARY 2008 -
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 To view Acronym Key 1

ACE-
final ballots end

ANNIE -
online balloting ends		 2

PGA-
noms breakfast

Producer's Guild Awards
3

BAFTA jury and membership screenings end
 4

AMPAS-
noms luncheon * by invitation only*

BAFTA
final voting ends

WGA-
screen TV ballots due/ online ends		 5

VES-
online voting closes		 6 7

Berlin Film Fest starts




WGA-
Beyond Words (noms panel & reception)		 8

Annie Awards

BAFTA
- nominated films are open to the general public

CAS-
Final ballots due
 9

AMPAS
scientific and technical achievement awards

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
paper ballots are due

NAACP-
noms luncheon (Invitation only)

Writers Guild Awards
10

BAFTA Awards


Visual Effects Society Awards
 11 12 13

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
online voting ends		 14

ADG-
Final ballots due to CPA

ADG-
Architectural Digest Gala for Oscar noms (prod. des./set decorators) * Invitation Only*

NAACP Image Awards
 15 16

IDA-
Docu day in NY

Art Directors Guild Awards



Cinema Audio Society Awards




Berlin Film Fest ends
17

ACE Eddie Awards

 18 19

AMPAS-
final polls close at 5pm pst

CDG Awards Cermony
 20

IDA-
Oscar reception

MPSE-
final ballots due

21

Film Independent's Spirit Awards-
nom reception *Invite only*		 22

MPSE-
student nom screening		 23

ADG-
panel w/ Oscar noms for Art Direction

IDA-
Docu day in LA

Film Independent's Spirit Awards




MPSE-
Golden Reel Awards
24

Academy awards




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-Acronyms-
ACE
American Cinema Editors
ADG
Art Directors Guild
AFI
American Film Institute
AMPAS
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
BAFTA
British Academy of Film and TV
BAFTA/LA
British Academy of Film and Television Art
BFCA
Broadcast Film Critics Assn.
CAS
Cinema Audio Society
CDG
Costume Designers Guild Awards
CSA
Casting Society of America
EFA
European Film Academy
DGA
Directors Guild of America
HFPA
Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
HPA
Hollywood Post Alliance
HSUS
Humane Society of the U.S
IDA
Intl. Documentry Assn.
IFP
Independent Feature Project (Gotham Awards)
IPA
Intl. Pres Assn.
LAFCA
Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
MPSE
Motion Picture Sound Editors
MPSE
Motion Picture Sound Editors
NAACP
National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People
NBR
National Board of Review
OFCS
Online Film Critics Society
PGA
Producers Guild of America
SAG
Screen Actors Guild
SOC
Society of Cinematographers Awards
VES
Visual Effects Society
WGA
Writers Guild of America