
The Oscars are staying in March for their 95th.
Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that the 95th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday March 12, 2023, which keeps the event in March for the second year in a row after this year’s show was on March 27th. The telecast will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Nominations will be announced on January 24th, 2023.
Eligibility returns to a 12 month calendar year after two pandemic-affected frames of respectively 14 months for 2020-21, and 10 months for last year where eligibility ran March to December. For several years the show had aired in February, the last being for the 92nd Oscars February 7, 2020 just before lockdown. The 93rd Oscars aired April 25, 2021.
Here are the key dates for the 2022 Oscar season (all times Pacific):
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
General entry categories submission deadline
Saturday, November 19
Governors Awards
Monday, December 12
Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m.
Thursday, December 15, 2022.
Wednesday, December 21
Oscar Shortlists Announcement
Saturday, December 31
Eligibility period ends Saturday
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Nominations voting begins 9 a.m.
January 17, 2023
Nominations voting ends 5 p.m.
Tuesday, January 24
Oscar Nominations Announcement
Monday, February 13
Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Thursday, March 2
Finals voting begins 9 a.m.
Tuesday, March 7
Final voting ends 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 12
95th Annual Academy Awards
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