The 96th Academy Awards schedule is finally here.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC has revealed the 2023 show will take place on March 10, 2024.
Along with the show’s air date, the planned schedule, including voting deadlines for Academy members and qualification dates for films was also released.
Films hoping to qualify for the first round of voting will have to get in their submissions by Nov. 15, with the shortlist being revealed in December.
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Final nominations will be revealed on Jan. 23 2024.
The annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon which sees stars from the qualifying films rubbing elbows at the star-studded event will take place on Feb. 12, 2024.
All the key dates for the show are as follows:
| General entry categories submission deadline Governors Awards Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT Oscar Shortlists Announcement Eligibility period ends Nominations voting begins 9 a.m. PT Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT Oscar Nominations Announcement Oscar Nominees Luncheon Finals voting begins 9 a.m. PT Scientific and Technical Awards Finals voting ends 5 p.m. PT 96th Oscars | Wednesday, November 15, 2023Saturday, November 18, 2023Thursday, December 14, 2023Monday, December 18, 2023Thursday, December 21, 2023Sunday, December 31, 2023Thursday, January 11, 2024Tuesday, January 16, 2024Tuesday, January 23, 2024Monday, February 12, 2024Thursday, February 22, 2024Friday, February 23, 2024Tuesday, February 27, 2024Sunday, March 10, 2024 |
All dates are subject to change.
The 2023 show saw an estimated 18.7 million viewers tune in, a 12% rise from last year’s historically low turnout for the awards show.
While the number was still low for the show’s history, which prior to 2018 never saw fewer than 30 million viewers, the Academy was optimistic about the results.
