Film Academy’s Submissions Site Opens, Paving Way for Oscar Hopefuls to Hit Members-Only Streaming Service

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: start your engines — or at least your members-only streaming service!

The Oscars submission site, through which film companies upload streaming assets to the Academy Screening Room, opened on Monday, and if past is prologue, members will soon be able to check out some of the year’s top films from the comfort of their home.

Film companies will have to go through a few hoops — and write a check — to take advantage of this pipeline, though.

There are two submission deadlines for general entry/feature film, which are based on when a film is released. The Academy must receive both an Oscars Submission Form (OSF), signed by all credited producers, and a copy of the complete screen credits by Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. PT, for films released between Jan. 1 and June 30, and by Thursday, Nov. 13, by 5 p.m. PT, for films released between July 1 and Dec. 31.

Beginning this year, all credited individuals with a “producer” or “produced by” credit are required to sign the General Entry form to ensure that all parties are properly informed of the criteria and deadlines regarding the film’s eligibility and potential designated award recipients. (This follows an Oscar nominations announcement earlier this year in which the producing nominees for an unusually high number of nominees for best picture and best documentary feature had not yet been adjudicated.)

In addition, the following award categories have additional or separate entry requirements and deadlines: Animated feature film, animated short film, best picture, documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, live action short film, music (original score, original song), visual effects.

Complete rules, additional qualification criteria and FAQs for all award categories are posted here.