Awards Submissions

The 98th Academy Awards submission site is open. Please note that General Entry, Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, and the Short Film categories have two deadlines. For these categories, your due date is based on when your film qualified. Please refer to www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility for more information.

Academy members and previous submitters do not need to register an account to log in. Please use either your Academy member username or your submitter email to log in. Once logged in, you can begin a submission or request access to a category.

SUBMISSION CATEGORY
QUALIFYING RUN
DUE DATE
STATUS

Animated Feature Film
01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025
09/10/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open
07/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
11/13/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

Animated Short Film
10/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
08/14/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open
07/01/2025 - 09/30/2025
10/09/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

Documentary Feature Film
01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025
08/14/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open
07/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
10/16/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

Documentary Short Film
10/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
08/14/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open
07/01/2025 - 09/30/2025
10/09/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

General Entry (OSF) - Best Picture and other categories
01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025
09/10/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open
07/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
11/13/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

International Feature Film
10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
10/01/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

Live Action Short Film
10/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
08/14/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open
07/01/2025 - 09/30/2025
10/09/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

Original Score
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
11/03/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

Original Song
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
10/15/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

Scientific and Technical Awards Submissions*
07/24/2025 5:00 PM PST
Open

Scientific and Technical Awards Submissions – Similar Technology*
09/08/2025 5:00 PM PST
Not Yet Open

* Following the first submission period, the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee annually publishes a list of selected areas of investigation for the award year. The second submission period allows individuals and companies with similar devices or technologies the opportunity to submit achievements for review.

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