MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has mailed Oscar nomination ballots to the group‘s 5,755 voting members. Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 pm on 14 January.

Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted. 

AMPAS said that PricewaterhouseCoopers has already taken steps to ensure that no duplicate ballots were mailed out and that none was missing. Additionally, the ballots are numbers to guarantee that each one is sent to the correct voter.

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on 25 Januarywhile the awards show will air live on 27 February.