Key Deadlines and Dates for 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Announced
SAG Awards® Executive Producer Kathy Connell today announced the key deadlines and dates for the 25th Annual SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS which will honor the outstanding film and television performances of 2018. The Actors® Silver Anniversary celebration of excellence will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT).
Submissions for nomination consideration for the 25th Annual SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS will open on Monday, July 30, 2018, at sagawards.org/submissions. With the actor's permission, producers, studios/networks, agents, managers, or publicists may submit a performance from 2018 for consideration in a category of the actor's choosing. Actors may also submit their own performances. Submissions may only be made online and will close on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.
Nominations for the 25th Annual SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, carried live on tntdrama.com/sagawards, truTV.com and sagawards.org at 10 a.m. (ET) / 7 a.m. (PT). The Actor® Nominations also can be viewed via TNT's Facebook, Twitter @TNTdrama and YouTube channels and TBS's Facebook, Twitter @tbsnetworkand YouTube channels.
Once nominees are selected, all active members of SAG-AFTRA may cast votes to determine who will receive the coveted Actor® statuettes for this year's outstanding performances.
Media credential applications for the nominations announcement and ceremony open on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Publicists credential applications for the nominations announcement open on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018.
Over its 25 years, the SAG Awards has become one of the awards season's premier events, attended by a who's who of film and television. Of the top industry honors presented to actors, only the SAG Awards are selected entirely by performers' peers in SAG-AFTRA, which this year numbered 121,544 eligible voters. The SAG Awards was the first televised awards show to acknowledge the work of union members and the first to present awards to motion picture casts and television ensembles.
Upcoming key deadlines and events leading to the 25th Annual SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS are:
Friday, February 23, 2018
Deadline for SAG-AFTRA Members to Pay Nov. 2017 Dues to be Eligible for SAG Awards Nominating Committee Selection
Nominating Committees Drawn by Random Sample
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Notification of Selection Mailed to Nominating Committee Members
Deadline for Selected Members to Opt-in to Serve on Nominating Committees
Monday, July 9, 2018
Rules and Regulations Announced
Submissions Open at sagawards.org/submissions Monday, October 1, 2018
Period to Request Paper Final Ballots in Lieu of Online Voting Begins
Media Nominations and Ceremony Credential Applications Open Monday, October 22, 2018
Submissions Close at 5 p.m. PT at sagawards.org/submissions Monday, October 29, 2018
Media Nominations and Ceremony Credential Applications Close Monday, November 5, 2018
Publicists Nominations Credentials Applications Open Thursday, November 15, 2018
Nominations Balloting Opens Friday, November 30, 2018
Publicists Nominations Credentials Applications Close Monday, December 3, 2018
Deadline for Paying November 2018 Dues and/or Changing Address with SAG-AFTRA to be Eligible for Final Balloting Friday, December 7, 2018
Records Pulled for Final Balloting Sunday, December 9, 2018
Nominations Balloting Closes at 5 p.m. PT Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Nominations Announced Thursday, December 13, 2018
Publicists Ceremony Credentials Applications Open Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Final Voting Opens Tuesday, January 8-9, 2019
Credentialing Pre-Photo for Publicists Friday, January 11, 2019
Final Day to Request Paper Final Ballots in Lieu of Online Voting
Monday, January 14, 2019
Publicists Ceremony Credentials Applications Close at 5 p.m. PT
Final Votes Must be Cast Online or Ballots Received by the Elections Firm by 12 noon PT Sunday, January 27, 2019
25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®
About the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®
The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. and will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). For more information about the SAG Awards®, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about.
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