娱乐英语新闻:Final Oscar ballots mailed to voting members

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has mailed final ballots for the 83rd Academy Awards to the 5,755 voting members, the Academy said on Wednesday.

Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 22, according to the Academy. Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted.

Nominees in 19 Awards categories were listed on the ballots. Ballots for the remaining five categories including documentary feature, documentary short subject, foreign Llnguage film, animated short film and live action short film will be distributed after verification of mandatory member attendance at screenings, AMPAS said.

When the tabulation of the votes is complete, the winners' names will be placed in sealed envelopes to be opened at the awards presentation held Feb. 27 at the Kodak Threatre.