SAG Awards Set Timelines, Dates; Will Simulcast with TNT and TBS Again
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The 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards are set for Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 8pm EST/5pm PST and will once again be simulcast live on TNT and TBS. This year’s awards were more a week later, January 29. The nominations will be announced on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The nominating committees will be chosen at random next week.
This year, Hidden Figures won Cast in a Motion Picture while Stranger Things and Orange is the New Black won Ensemble in a Drama and Comedy Series, respectively.
Here are the key dates for the 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards honoring acting and stunt work in film and television.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Nominating Committees Drawn by Random Sample
Monday, March 20, 2017
Notification of Selection Mailed to Nominating Committee Members
Friday, April 14, 2017
Deadline for Selected Members to Opt-in to Serve on Nominating Committees
Monday, July 10, 2017
Submissions Open at sagawards.org/submissions
Monday, October 2, 2017
Period to Request Paper Final Ballots in Lieu of Online Voting Begins
Monday, October 2, 2017
Media Nominations and Ceremony Credential Applications Open
Monday, October 23, 2017
Submissions Close at 5 p.m. PT at sagawards.org/submissions
Monday, October 30, 2017
Media Nominations and Ceremony Credential Applications Close
Monday, November 6, 2017
Publicists Nominations Credentials Applications Open
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Nominations Balloting Opens
Friday, December 1, 2017
Deadline for Paying November 2017 Dues and/or Changing Address with SAG-AFTRA to be Eligible for Final Balloting
Friday, December 1, 2017
Publicists Nominations Credentials Applications Close
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Records Pulled for Final Balloting
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Nominations Balloting Closes at 5 p.m. PT
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Nominations Announced
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Publicists Ceremony Credentials Applications Open
Tuesday December 19, 2017
Final Voting Opens
Friday, January 5, 2018
Publicists Ceremony Credentials Applications Close
Monday, January 8, 2018
Final Day to Request Paper Final Ballots in Lieu of Online Voting
Friday, January 19, 2018
Final Votes Must be Cast Online or Ballots Received by the Elections Firm by 12 Noon PT
Sunday, January 21, 2018
24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
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