The eligibility period for Academy Awards® consideration will return to the standard December 31 deadline which means, the feature film must have a qualifying release date between March 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Also, this year, which is still impacted by the pandemic, eligibility requirements for the 94th Academy Awards will be consistent with the addendums made for the 93rd Awards season.

Awards rules and specialty category submission deadlines will be announced in June. The 94th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.