BIG DATES

You blinked and suddenly the award season is in full swing. Here are some key dates to mark on your calendar.

Thursday: British Academy of Film and Television Arts submissions due.

Monday: NAACP Image Award ballots mailed.

Nov. 25: Screen Actors Guild ballots mailed.

Nov. 27: Writers Guild of America online submission of film screenplays due.

Nov. 30: IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards.

Dec. 1: AMPAS screen credits forms due; International Animated Film Assn. nominations announced; Directors Guild of America film nomination ballots mailed; Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations announced.

Dec. 3: Golden Globe nomination ballots mailed; National Board of Review Awards announced; WGA documentary screenplay submissions due.

Dec. 4: American Cinema Editors submissions due; International Documentary Assn. Awards; Motion Picture Sound Editor submissions due.