Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to keep an eye on.

MARCH

Festivals

Friday, Mar. 10 – South by Southwest Film Festival (Festival) (Official)

Awards

Friday, Mar. 3 – Satellites (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 4 – Audio Society (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 4 – Spirit Awards (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Mar. 4 – USC Scripter (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 5 – Cinema Editors (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 5 – Cinematographers (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 5 – Writers Guild (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 5 – Online Film & TV Association (Awards) (Official)
Monday, Mar. 6 – Toronto Critics – Canadian Film (Awards) (Official)
Thursday, Mar. 9 – Casting Society (Awards) (Official)
Friday, Mar. 10 – Publicists (Awards) (Official)
Friday, Mar. 10 – Japan Academy Prize (Japan) (Awards) (Unconfirmed)
Saturday, Mar. 11 – Razzies (Awards) (Official)

Oscars

Thursday, Mar. 2 – Academy Awards Voting Begins (Official)
Tuesday, Mar. 7 – Academy Awards Voting Ends (Official)
Sunday, Mar. 12 – Academy Awards (94th) (Official)