The phrase "awards cycle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the recurring process or timeline in which awards are given, typically in contexts related to competitions, grants, or recognitions.
Example: "The awards cycle for this year's competition begins in January and concludes with the ceremony in June."
Alternatives: "awards process" or "awards timeline".
In setting the dates the Academy also marked the calendar for other events in its next awards cycle: The annual Governors Awards will occur on Nov. 16 this year, Oscar nominations voting begins Dec. 27 and ends Jan . 8 next year and the nominees luncheon is on Feb. 10, 2014.
In an all-night bidding war, Fox Searchlight Pictures won rights to "The Wrestler," which made Mickey Rourke a relentless presence through the six-month awards cycle.
Dusty Cohl, a founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, a bellwether for the annual movie awards cycle, died on Friday in Toronto.
Much-admired indie dramas Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight have made an early mark in this year's awards season, emerging as the nominations leaders in the Gotham film awards, the first significant moment for the new awards cycle.
Vogue's Andre Leon Talley called it an "unfortunate cellophane-wrap-looking" frock, but said that her donation "puts her in a category so special, if she wants to wear burlap next awards cycle, she will be forgiven").
Awards strategists, noting that 5percentt requirement could hurt little-seen indies, particularly those released late in the awards cycle, set about figuring out how to game the new system.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2017 award cycle.
Nominations for the 2018 award cycle are now open.
The 2019 award cycle closed on Monday, April 8, 2019 by 11 59 pm Pacific.
On its Web site, the foundation says it "will not be accepting proposals in 2009 for next year's award cycle".
Lobbying voters is frowned on by the Academy and yet a necessity of the monthslong award cycle.
