Writers Guild Reveals Awards Season Calendar
2:30 PM PDT 7/15/2015 by Gregg Kilday
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TV nominations will be announced on Dec. 3, and feature film nominations will follow on Jan. 6.
The 2016 Writers Guild Awards, which will hold its 68th annual awards ceremonies at simultaneous events in Los Angeles and New York on Feb. 13, released a timeline on Wednesday for the coming awards season.
The key dates follow:
October
Fri. Oct. 9 Deadline for submissions: TV-Radio-New Media and Paul Selvin
Fri. Oct. 9 Deadline for submissions: Drama-Comedy-New Series
Tues. Oct. 27 Preliminary series online voting begins
November
Fri. Nov. 13 Deadline for submissions: Theatrical and Documentary Screenplays
Mon. Nov. 23 Deadline for submissions: Video game writing
Tues. Nov. 24 Deadline for preliminary series online voting
December
Tues. Dec. 1 Preliminary screenplay online voting begins
Thurs. Dec. 3 Television, New Media, Radio, News, Promotional Writing and Graphic Animation nominations announced
Thurs. Dec. 31 Theatrical eligibility period ends for Original, Adapted and Documentary screenplays
January
Mon. Jan. 4 Deadline for preliminary screenplay online voting
Wed. Jan. 6 Theatrical and Documentary screenplay nominations announced
Thurs. Jan. 7 Final screenplay and series online voting begins
Mon. Jan. 11-18 The Contenders: Writers Guild Award-nominated films screening series, Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
Jan. TBA "And the Nominees are..." - WGA TV and New Media nominee panels — Venue: NYC (TBA)
Mon. Jan. 11 Video game writing nominations announced
Fri. Jan. 29 Deadline for final screenplay and series only voting
February
Thurs. Feb. 4 Deadline for reservations, sponsorships and ticket sales for 2016 Writers Guild Awards
Thurs. Feb. 4 Beyond Words — WGA-nominated screenwriters panel, WGA Theater, Beverly Hills
Sat. Feb. 13 2016 Writers Guild Awards: Los Angeles, Hyatt Regency Plaza Hotel; New York, Edison Ballroom
