The 52nd Annual Student Academy Awards Competition is Accepting Submissions

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The 52nd annual Student Academy Awards competition is accepting submissions. The deadline for submitting a film for consideration is Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 11:59pm PT.

What films are now eligible for the competition?

  • Undergraduate intermediate-level films (third-year projects)
  • Undergraduate capstone films
  • Graduate school intermediate-level films (second-year projects)
  • Graduate school thesis films
  • Associate degree final film projects
  • Certificate program final film projects

Students can still submit these films directly to the competition via FilmFreeway.

Students from last year who finished their films after June 1, 2024, they might also be eligible for this year’s competition.

We are also excited to highlight that this year’s Student Academy Awards ceremony will be held in New York City for the first time. It will take place at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on October 6, 2025.

The competition rules and a link to the online submission portal are available at www.oscars.org/saa.