The Decision Calendar

Every vote, announcement, deadline and event across all three categories, from now through the next Selection Sunday and Academy Awards. Confirmed dates are solid. Dates that haven't been announced yet are faded, because they're my estimates.

Category
Type
WhenCategoryTypeWhat happens
May 12–23, 2026 Oscars Event 2026 Cannes Film Festival : Already happened. Fjord won the Palme d'Or. Results are in festivals.csv.
Aug 8, 2026 Hall of fame Event Class of 2026 Enshrinement : The 2026 class goes into the Hall in Canton, Ohio.
Sep 2–12, 2026 Oscars Event 83rd Venice Film Festival : Competition lineup already announced and in festivals.csv. Awards land when the festival closes.
Sep 4–7, 2026 Oscars Event 53rd Telluride Film Festival : Telluride keeps its lineup secret until the day before the festival opens, so there's nothing to add to festivals.csv until then.
Sep 10–20, 2026 Oscars Event TIFF 51 : Lineup partially in festivals.csv. People's Choice and other awards land when the festival closes.
Late November 2026 Hall of fame Announcement Class of 2027 semifinalists announced : The committee cuts the preliminary list to 25 semifinalists. First cycle under the overhauled process.
Early December 2026 Bracket Announcement First NET rankings published : Real resume evaluation becomes possible. Bracket Studio switches off BPI and onto full committee criteria automatically.
Dec 7–11, 2026 Oscars Vote Preliminary voting (shortlisted categories) : Opens 9am PT Dec 7, closes 5pm PT Dec 11.
Dec 15, 2026 Oscars Announcement Oscar shortlists announced
Dec 31, 2026 Oscars Deadline Eligibility window closes : A film needs a qualifying release between Jan 1 and Dec 31, 2026.
Early January 2027 Hall of fame Announcement Class of 2027 finalists announced : 13 player finalists, plus one coach and one contributor, on a single 15-name slate.
Jan 11–15, 2027 Oscars Vote Oscar nomination voting : Branch voting. Opens 9am PT Jan 11, closes 5pm PT Jan 15.
Jan 21, 2027 Oscars Announcement 99th Oscar nominations announced
Jan 21–31, 2027 Oscars Event 2027 Sundance Film Festival : Sundance's first edition in Boulder, CO. Runs after the 99th Oscars' own nominations. This is early precursor signal for the 100th Academy Awards (season 2028), not this cycle.
February 2027 Bracket Event Committee meeting and bracket reveal : The committee's in-person meeting, plus the chair's public bracket-reveal appearance.
Super Bowl week, February 2027 Hall of fame Vote Selection meeting and Class of 2027 reveal : 15 finalists cut to 10, then 7. Each of the 25 voting selectors backs up to six; 80 percent elects. In person this year, and the class is announced at NFL Honors during Super Bowl week.
Feb 10–21, 2027 Oscars Event 77th Berlinale : Runs after the 99th Oscars' final voting closes. Like Sundance 2027, this is precursor signal for the 100th Academy Awards (season 2028), not this cycle.
Feb 14, 2027 Hall of fame Event Super Bowl LXI : SoFi Stadium. Anchors the week the Hall of Fame class gets revealed at NFL Honors.
Feb 16, 2027 Oscars Event Oscar nominees luncheon
Feb 25 – Mar 4, 2027 Oscars Vote Oscar final voting : Full membership votes every category. Opens 9am PT Feb 25, closes 5pm PT Mar 4.
Mar 14, 2027 Bracket Announcement Selection Sunday : The first 76-team field and all 16 seed lines get announced.
Mar 14, 2027 Oscars Event 99th Academy Awards : 7pm ET on ABC, from the Dolby Theatre. Same day as Selection Sunday.
Mar 16–17, 2027 Bracket Event Opening Round : 12 play-in games over two days in Wichita, trimming the field to 64.
Mar 18–19, 2027 Bracket Event First Round : The 64-team bracket begins.
Early August 2027 Hall of fame Event Class of 2027 Enshrinement : Canton, Ohio. The Hall has not published the 2027 date yet.