Big dates

Award season is in full swing, so to keep you up to speed, here are some key dates to mark on your calendars.

Thursday: Art Directors Guild final ballots due, 5 p.m.; NAACP Image Awards

Saturday: ADG Awards; Cinema Audio Society awards

Sunday: American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards; American Society of Cinematographers Awards

Tuesday: Costume Designer Guild Awards; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences final polls close 5 p.m.

Feb. 18: ICG/Publicists Guild Awards; Motion Picture Sound Editors final ballots due

Feb. 21: Film Independent’s Spirit Awards; MPSE Golden Reel Awards; Visual Effects Society awards

Feb. 22: 81st annual Academy Awards

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The show

The 81st Academy Awards ceremony will be held Feb. 22 at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre with host Hugh Jackman. The event will be telecast live on ABC at 5 p.m.