The Academy Announced Key Dates for 89th Oscars®

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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy and the ABC Television Network today announced key dates for the 89th Oscars^®.  The Academy Awards^® presentation will air live on ABC on Oscar^® Sunday, February 26, 2017.

Academy key dates for the 2016 Awards season are:

Saturday, November 12, 2016                    Governors Awards
Thursday, January 5, 2017                          Nominations voting opens
Friday, January 13, 2017                             Nominations voting closes
Tuesday, January 24, 2017                         Oscar Nominations Announcement
Monday, February 6, 2017                          Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Saturday, February 11, 2017                       Scientific and Technical Awards
Monday, February 13, 2017                        Finals voting opens
Tuesday, February 21, 2017                        Finals voting closes
Oscar Sunday, February 26, 2017             89th Academy Awards
The date for the 89th Academy Awards was previously announced, as was the date for the 90th Oscars (March 4, 2018).

The 89th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre^® at Hollywood & Highland Center^® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.  The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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