As 2021 winds down, guilds and other organizations are making their lists of favorite films and TV from the past year and checking them twice, determining which projects make the grade when it comes to accolades, including the Directors Guild Awards (DGA), Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG-AFTRA), Writers Guild Awards (WGA), and Producers Guild Awards (PGA). And that doesn’t even begin to take into consideration all the other specialty guilds with their own prizes, with juries of peers determining the finest makeup, hairstyling, sound design, and more. TV’s winter awards season runs adjacent to film’s Oscar race, but offers an opportunity to see television as the craftspeople see it, invaluable when it comes to actually understanding the mindset behind what we interpret as quality.
The complication, as always, is just that TV’s winter awards don’t play by the same rules that the Emmys have set for themselves. The season we’re entering judges TV by the calendar year, not the (increasingly outdated) broadcast year, which is why you might see the second season of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” face off against the first season of HBO Max’s “Hacks” at the SAG Awards, when at the Emmys it was Season 1 of the former that triumphed in Outstanding Comedy Series over the latter. As for now, all of the maneuvering and positive reinforcement is yet to come. Never mind the Emmys, here comes every other awards show. The below dates are subject to change. More information about the 2022 TV awards calendar will be added as time and information permits. Monday, November 1, 2021 Submissions open for American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards nominations Friday, November 5, 2021 SAG Awards submissions close at 5 p.m. PT Monday, November 8, 2021 Submissions for Art Directors Guild (ADG) TV close Submissions open for Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Cinema Audio Society (CAS) entry submission form available online Monday, November 15, 2021 Submissions close for Critics Choice Awards (CCA) TV categories International Documentary Association (IDA) awards nominees announcement Deadline for submission of Golden Globe Motion Picture and Television entries Tuesday, November 16, 2021 CCA nomination committees begin deliberations Monday, November 29, 2021 31st Annual Gotham Awards Costume Designers Guild (CDG) Awards submission Entries close at 5 p.m. PT
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) TV awards eligibility ends Friday, December 3, 2021 CCA nomination committees render official recommendations WGA deadline for series (drama, comedy, new); TV, radio/audio, new media scripts, and Paul Selvin Awards (WGAW) submissions Sunday, December 5, 2021 ASC Feature and TV entries due Monday, December 6, 2021 CCA TV nominations announced SAG Awards nominations voting opens Submissions close for MUAHS at 5 p.m. PT Friday, December 10, 2021 Submission deadline closes for the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards Deadline for Ernst & Young receipt of Golden Globes nomination ballots, noon PT. Monday, December 13, 2021 Submission deadline closes for ACE Eddie Awards nominations Golden Globe nominations announced at 5:00 am PT Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations announced Wednesday, December 15, 2021 ASC TV nominations voting begins DGA online voting for television nominations opens WGA preliminary series (drama, comedy, new) online voting begins Friday, December 17, 2021 Final ballots sent to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young. Monday, December 20, 2021 Nominations begin for MUAHS Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Cinema Audio Society (CAS) entry submissions due online by 5:00 pm PT Monday, December 27, 2021 Online voting for ADG TV and feature nominations begins Monday, January 3, 2022 Deadline for receipt of final Golden Globe ballots by Ernst & Young, 5:00 pm PT Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Final CCA ballots emailed to all members PGA nomination polls open for sports, childrens, and short form programming CDGA nomination voting opens online at 6 a.m. PT WGA deadline for series (drama, comedy, new) online voting Thursday, January 6, 2022 CAS nomination ballot voting begins online Friday, January 7, 2022 CCA deadline for returning final ballots is 9 p.m. PT Nomination voting closes for MUAHS at 5 p.m. PT Sunday, January 9, 2022 The Critics Choice Awards will air live from 7-10 p.m. ET on The CW Network The Golden Globes awards non televised presentation SAG Awards nominations voting closes at 5 p.m. PT Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Nomination ballots sent for ACE Eddie Awards Nominations announced for MUAHS Wednesday, January 12, 2022 PGA nomination polls open for television series/specials and televised/streamed motion pictures PGA nomination polls close at 2pm PST for sports, childrens, and short form programming SAG Awards nominations announced Thursday, January 13, 2022 PGA Award nominations announced for sports, childrens, and short form programming WGA Award nominations announced for TV, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing Tuesday, January 18, 2022 CAS nomination ballot voting ends online at 5:00 pm PT Nomination ballots due for ACE Eddie Awards
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 CDGA nomination ballot voting closes at 5 p.m. PT SAG Awards final voting opens Friday, January 21, 2022 Online ADG voting for all nominations ends 5:00 p.m. PT DGA television nominations deadline to vote online. IDA Documentary Awards Member Voting Closes Nominations announced for ACE Eddie Awards Nominations announced for Annie Awards Monday, January 24, 2022 ADG nominations announced MPSE nominations announced ASC Feature & TV Nomination voting closes (noon PT) Final online voting begins for MUAHS Tuesday, January 25, 2022 ASC nominations announced Final CAS nominees in each category announced Wednesday, January 26, 2022 PGA nomination polls close at 2 p.m. PT for television series/specials and televised/streamed motion pictures DGA television and commercials nominations announced Thursday, January 27, 2022 PGA nominations announced and final voting opens for television series/specials and televised/streamed motion pictures CDGA nominations announced Friday, January 28, 2022 Final ballots sent for ACE Eddie Awards Tuesday, February 1, 2022 ASC final voting begins ACE Eddie Awards begins Blue Ribbon screenings (television categories) Wednesday, February 2, 2022 WGA final series online voting begins Thursday, February 3, 2022 Final ADG online voting begins Saturday, February 5, 2022 IDA winners announced at awards ceremony Monday, February 7, 2022 ACE Eddie Awards closes Blue Ribbon screenings (television categories) Tuesday, February 8, 2022 ACE Eddie Awards final ballots due Thursday, February 10, 2022 Final polls close at 2 pm PT for PGA Awards television series/specials and televised/streamed motion pictures, sports, childrens, and short form programming Friday, February 11, 2022 Final online voting closes for MUAHS at 5 p.m. PT Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Final CDGA ballot voting opens online at 6 a.m. PT Saturday, February 19, 2022 MUAHS Guild Awards held at at The Beverly Hilton Hotel Thursday, February 24, 2022 Final CAS voting begins online Friday, February 25, 2022 SAG Awards final voting ends at 12 p.m. PT Saturday, February 26, 2022 PGA Awards held at the Fairmont Century Plaza ACE Eddie Awards held in Los Angeles Annie Awards for animation held at UCLA’s Royce Hall ASC Student Awards Sunday, February 27, 2022 The 28th annual SAG Awards air on TNT and TBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT Monday, February 28, 2022 Final CDGA ballot voting closes at 5 p.m. PT Thursday, March 3, 2022 Final ADG online voting ends 5 p.m. PT Saturday, March 5, 2022 Winners announced at the 26th annual ADG Awards at at the InterContinental Los Angeles Sunday, March 6, 2022 Film Independent Spirit awards ceremony Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Final CAS voting ends online at 5:00 p.m. PT
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 The 24th Costume Designers Guild Awards Saturday, March 12, 2022 DGA awards ceremony. Sunday, March 13, 2022 The MPSE Golden Reel Awards Thursday, March 17, 2022 ASC final voting ends 37th Annual Casting Society Association (CSA) Artios Awards Saturday, March 19, 2022 58th Annual CAS Awards at InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel Sunday, March 20, 2022 36th ASC Awards 74th Annual WGA Awards Sunday, April 24, 2022 BAFTA TV Crafts Awards Sunday, May 8, 2022 Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards TBD Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Ball Primetime Emmy Awards telecast and Governors Ball Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
