SAG lets you in on their plans for their 2011 awards!

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

SAG already is gearing up for awards season with the announcement that it has chosen the actors, randomly selected, to sit on its two 2,100-member nominating committees -- one for film and one for television.

SAG Awards Committee chair JoBeth Williams also released key dates leading to the 17th annual SAG Awards on Jan. 30.

Submissions open July 12 and close Oct. 28; nominations ballots will be mailed Nov. 24 and are due Dec. 13; nominations will be announced Dec. 16; and final ballots will be mailed to all SAG members Dec. 30 and are due Jan. 28.

-Mark it down...

The Oscars will be held in February again!

February 27, 2011 to be exact, according to this in The Hollywood Reporter:

There are only 48 weeks left until the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.

While the Oscars this year took place on the first Sunday in March to avoid going head-to-head with the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, next year's Oscar schedule, released Thursday, will culminate with the awards showing returning to the last Sunday in February, a spot on the calendar that it has occupied since 2004. That will effectively shorten awards season by at least a week.

The Academy has slotted Feb. 27 for its next Oscarcast.

The deadline for nomination ballots is Jan. 14; the nominations will be announced Jan. 25; and final ballots will be due Feb. 22.

The ceremony will once again take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland and be broadcast by ABC.

Separately, the Producers Guild of America also set dates for its 22nd annual Producers Guild Awards, which will take place on Saturday, Jan. 22.

The 2011 calendar is quickly filling up. The Golden Globe Awards have already claimed Sunday, Jan. 16. The DGA Awards will be held on Saturday, Jan. 29, and the SAG Awards are set for Sunday, Jan. 30.

-Thoughts?

We now turn the page to next year's Oscars...

...so be prepared for this week to focus a bunch on the next potential crop of nominees, as we have Clayton's first set of predictions, the entire staff's first chart predictions, and our annual year in advance article, plus a podcast dedicated to what films to watch out for throughout the year. It's going to be a busy week, so stay tuned.
-Feel free to discuss what might be nominated next year!