BIG DATES

Award season is in full swing, so to keep you up to speed here are some key dates to mark on your calendars:

Tonight: Grammy nominations announced.

Thursday: Writers Guild of America film ballots go live online; National Board of Review of Motion Pictures announces winners.

Friday: American Cinema Editors submissions for nominations end; International Documentary awards; Cinema Audio Society entry submissions due by 5 p.m.; Motion Picture Sound Editors entry forms due.

Saturday: HFPA final screening date for motion pictures.

Sunday: HFPA final date for motion picture news conference; Broadcast Film Critics nominations ballots due.

Monday: Washington Area Film Critics announce winners; BAFTA first round of voting; HFPA nominations due; ASIFA Annie Awards deadline to receive materials.

Dec. 10: Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. vote and announce winners.

Dec. 11: HFPA nominations announced at 5 a.m.; Chicago Film Critics announce winners.

Dec. 14: Boston Film Critics Vote and announce winners; AFI 10 Movies of the Year announced.

Dec. 15: ACE nominations ballots mailed; CDG submission forms due. Toronto Film Critics, San Diego Film Critics, San Francisco Film Critics, St. Louis Film Critics and Southeast Film Critics announce winners.

Dec. 16: Phoenix Film Critics Society announce winners; SAG nomination ballots due by noon; CAS nominations ballots mailed.

Dec. 17: MPSE nomination ballots mailed.

Dec. 18: BAFTA final screening date; SAG nominations announced.

Dec. 21: Oklahoma Film Critics, Houston Film Critics and Las Vegas Film Critics announce winners.

Dec. 22: Art Directors Guild ballots mailed; ASC nomination ballots mailed; Florida Film Critics announce winners; HFPA final ballots mailed to members. Production design nomination ballots mailed.

Dec. 26: AMPAS nominations ballots mailed; SAG final ballots mailed to members.

Dec. 29: CDG nomination ballots mailed.

Jan. 2: PGA theatrical motion picture nomination ballots due; CAS nominations ballots to be returned by 5 p.m.

Jan. 3: National Society of Film Critics vote and announce winners.

Jan. 4: Kansas City Film Critics Circle vote and announce winners.

Jan. 5: Broadcast Film Critics final ballots mailed; BAFTA first round of voting closes; Scripter announces five finalists; ASC nomination ballots due; NYFCC awards dinner; PGA nominations announced.

Jan. 6: BAFTA second round of voting activated; WGA film ballots to be completed online.