Awards season calendar 2026: When are the Golden Globes, Oscars and more?

The 2026 awards season is just around the corner; golden globe award, oscar award and Grammy Awards Already on the horizon.

Awards season officially kicks off with comedian-hosted Critics’ Choice Awards and Golden Globes in January Chelsea Handler and Nikki Glaserrespectively. The two events shared numerous nominations in film categories, including Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supre), leonardo dicaprio (one battle after another), Emma Stone (Bugonia), Michael B. Jordan (sinner) and ariana grande (evil: doing good)wait.

Music’s biggest and best stars will descend on Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena in February for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on CBS. Conan O’Brien In March, the 98th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

One of the big changes this awards season involves the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be renamed The Actor Awards and will air on Netflix in March. Broadway’s greatest performances will be showcased at the 79th Tony Awards in June, and television will be dazzling at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in September. Along the way, the Academy of Country Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and American Music Awards are sure to excite fans across the music spectrum.

See all the dates, presenters and nomination details for 2026’s biggest awards show below:

January 4: Critics’ Choice Awards

host: Chelsea Handler
Where to watch: E! and usa network
Nominations: View full list 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees.

January 11: Golden Globe Awards

host: Nikki Glaser
Where to watch: CBS and Paramount+
Nominations: View full list 2026 Golden Globe Award Nominees.

February 1: Grammy Awards

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: CBS and Paramount+
Nominations: View full list 2026 Grammy Award Nominees.

February 15: Film Independent Spirit Awards

host: my money
Where to watch: IMDB and Film Independent’s YouTube channel
Nominations: View full list 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees.

February 22: British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: BritBox
Nominations: Nominations for the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards will be Announce January 27, 2026.

February 28: NAACP Image Awards

host: Deon Cole
Where to watch: BET
Nominations: Nominations for the 2026 NAACP Image Awards will be Announce January 8, 2026.

March 1: Actors Awards (formerly the Screen Actors Guild Awards)

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: Netflix
Nominations: The 2026 Actor Award nominees will be Announce January 7, 2026.

March 15: Oscars

host: Conan O’Brien
Where to watch: ABC
Nominated: 2026 Academy Award Nominees Announce January 22, 2026.

May 17: Academy of Country Music Awards

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: Prime Video
Nomination: TBD

May 25: American Music Awards

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: CBS
Nomination: TBD

June 7: Tony Awards

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: CBS and Paramount+
Nomination: TBD

September 6: MTV Video Music Awards

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: MTV
Nomination: TBD

September 14: Emmy Awards

Sponsor: To be determined
Where to watch: NBC and Peacock
Nomination: TBD

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be pre-taped on September 5-6.