The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced ballots for the 84th Academy Awards® were dropped in the mail today and are winging their way to the group’s 5,783 voting members. Academy members have until 5pm PT on Friday, January 13, 2012 to return their ballots in order to have their vote count in the nomination process.
According to the Academy, accounting firm “PricewaterhouseCoopers staff administers a thorough verification process to ensure that there are no duplicate ballots and that none are missing. In addition to being counted and sorted, the ballots are numbered to guarantee that each one is addressed to the appropriate Academy voter.”
The final nominees will be revealed on January 24, 2012 at 5:30am PT. The 2012 Oscars will be held on February 26, 2012 and broadcast live on ABC.
Source: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – December 27, 2011
