99th Oscars Submission Forms Closed Nov. 12: Best Picture Among Categories, Shortlists Due Dec. 15
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said submission forms (OSF) for the 99th Academy Awards in the Best Picture, Animated Feature and general entry categories closed at 5 p.m. PT on November 12, and films will not be accepted for consideration after the deadline. Distributors or producers submitted a signed OSF and complete legal billing through the Academy's submission website.
Submitting the form is not the same as qualifying theatrically: a feature must open by December 31 in a commercial theater in one of six qualifying U.S. metro areas and run at least seven consecutive days, with at least three screenings a day and at least one screening beginning between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. The six areas are Los Angeles County; New York City's five boroughs; the Bay Area; Chicago (Cook County); Dallas-Fort Worth; and Atlanta (Fulton County).
Best Picture contenders face two further requirements: filing the confidential Representation and Inclusion Standards Entry (RAISE) form by the same deadline and meeting two of the four standards, and completing an expanded theatrical run of seven days, consecutive or not, in 10 of the top 50 U.S. markets within 45 days of initial release and no later than January 21, 2027. The submission deadlines for the documentary feature, international feature and short film categories have already passed.
Shortlists for the 99th Oscars will be announced on December 15, nominations on January 21, 2027, and the ceremony will be held on March 14, 2027, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and aired in more than 200 territories worldwide.
(Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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