ACADEMY EXTENDS OSCAR® NOMINATIONS VOTING
HOURS AND DATES CHANGED
The Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has extended the deadline for members to vote for
Oscar nominations by one day to Friday, January 4, 2013, 5:00 p.m. PT. Members may
vote online or submit a paper ballot. Any votes received after the
deadline will not be counted.
“By extending the voting
deadline we are providing every opportunity available to make the
transition to online balloting as smooth as possible,” said Ric
Robertson, Academy COO. “We’re grateful to our global membership for
joining us in this process.”
In order to accommodate
the extension and maintain security, the online voting system will be
closed for two hours only (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT) on Thursday,
January 3. The system will re-open at 7 p.m. PT, on January 3 and remain
available to members until 5:00 p.m. PT January 4.
This is the first year
the Academy is providing its membership the opportunity to vote online.
Several voting resources are available to members, including assisted
voting stations in Los Angeles, New York and London, and a 24-hour
support call center.
The nominations and final
Awards ballots will be tabulated and verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC) to ensure that all aspects of the balloting process are accurate
and secure. In the majority of the categories, PwC will tabulate the
ballots using the preferential voting system.
The 85th Academy Awards® nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for
outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar
Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood &
Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. Seth McFarlane will host. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225
countries worldwide.
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