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Dates Confirmed For Next Two Years of the Oscars
Singer Adele, winner of the Best Original Song award for 'Skyfall,' poses in the press room during the Oscars held at Loews Hollywood Hotel on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
It's official: The 2014 and 2015 Oscars have a ceremony date, along with a slew of other dates for nominations and voting, and it seems the predictions were right when it comes to when the next awards will be handed out.
Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed that the 86th and 87th Academy Awards® will air live on ABC on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, and February 22, 2015, respectively.
The 2014 awards date was the focus of much speculation, since the typical Oscars time is being taken over by the Winter Olympic Games next year. All signs pointed to March 2, and today those who put their money on that date can take their payouts with our hearty congrats.
Of course, we still need to discuss who should host...but even that can't be properly decided beyond rumors for some time: First, the Academy has to pick their president. Then that president is tasked with picking a show producer. Then that show producer picks a host or hosts. Phew. Mind you, Jimmy Kimmel is already being tossed around as a legit contender. Hmmm...
For those who need to know, here are all the key dates the Oscars folks announced today in conjunction with the 2014 and 2015 Academy Awards:
Saturday, November 16, 2013: The Governors Awards
Monday, December 2, 2013: Official Screen Credits due
Friday, December 27, 2013: Nominations voting begins
Wednesday, January 8, 2014: Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, January 16, 2014: Oscar nominations announced
Monday, February 10, 2014: Nominees Luncheon
Friday, February 14, 2014: Final voting begins
Saturday, February 15, 2014: Scientific and Technical Awards
Tuesday, February 25, 2014: Final voting ends 5 p.m. PT
Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014: 86th Academy Awards
Oscar Sunday, February 22, 2015: 87th Academy Awards
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