Key Deadlines for SAG Awards

   We pause a moment from our usual news of Sturm und Drang (und Stillstand und Konflikt) to bring you something positive: The key deadlines for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, to be held Jan. 23, 2010.

The first deadline is Friday. Members must pay their November 2008 dues to be eligible for random sample drawings for nominating committees. On April 22, those drawings will take place.

Here is a complete list of dates of deadlines and key events.

--Andrew Salomon

Friday, April 10, 2009
Deadline for SAG members to pay November 2008 dues to be eligible for random sample drawings for SAG Awards Nominating Committees

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Nominating Committees Drawn by Random Sample

Monday, July 13, 2009
Submissions Open

Friday, September 11, 2009
Deadline for Nominating Committee Members to Make Address Changes

Thursday, October 1, 2009
Media Nomination Announcement & Telecast Credential Applications Open
Publicists Nomination Announcement Credential Applications Open

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Submissions Close (Due at SAG by 5 p.m. PT)

Friday, October 30, 2009
Media Nomination Announcement & Telecast Credential Applications Close
Publicists Nomination Announcement Credential Applications Close

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Nominations Ballots Mailed

Monday December 14, 2009
Nomination Ballots Due at the Elections Firm by 5 p.m. PT

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Deadline for Paying November 2009 Dues and/or Changing Address with SAG to be Eligible for Final Balloting

Thursday, December 17, 2009
Nominations Announced

Thursday, December 17, 2009
Records Pulled for Final Balloting

Thursday, December 17, 2009
Publicists Telecast Credential Applications Open

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Final Ballots Mailed to Members

Friday, January 8, 2010
Publicists Telecast Credential Applications Close

Thursday, January 21, 2010
Final Ballots Due at the Elections Firm by 12 Noon PT

Saturday, January 23, 2010
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards