Explore Oscar Season - Chart a Path to the Academy Awards: Discover How Movies Vie for an Oscar

Oscar Season is a phenomenon that professionals in the movie industry know about and talk about, and it happens in three phases: (1) in the summer when major film festivals begin, (2) in the fall when other award ceremonies honor films released that year, and (3) in the winter when the Oscar nominations are announced and when nominees are awarded. Readers learn about Academy Award eligibility and guidelines, and will know when the Oscar buzz begins well before Academy Award nominations are announced.