The Academy Sets Major Dates for 2023 Oscars Ceremony

The cast and producers of
The cast and producers of "CODA" accept the award for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. Photo by Myung Chun/Los Angeles Times/Shutterstock (12869374eq)

This year’s Oscars are still pretty fresh in everyone’s memory, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn’t waste any time announcing the date for next year’s ceremony. The 95th Annual Academy Awards are set to take place on March 12, 2023.

In addition to revealing the Oscars date, the Academy also shared other key dates leading up to the ceremony. The nominations voting should kick off on January 12, 2023, and end five days later, with nominees being announced on January 24, 2023. Finals voting will kick off on March 2, 2023, and end five days later, just in time for the ceremony on March 12, 2023.

This will mark the second time that the Academy Awards took place in March, following the shift to April in 2021 due to a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Once again, the ceremony is expected to return to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Global pandemic also impacted the eligibility period in the past two years, but things are going back to normal this time around, as eligibility returns to a 12-month calendar. This year’s Oscars ceremony took place on March 27 with CODA taking the award for the best picture while Dune topped the list of winners with a total of six wins.

THE ACADEMY AWARDS KEY DATES FOR THE 2023 SEASON:

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