MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is developing an electronic voting system in association with Evertone Counts Inc. that would keep potential Oscar winners be a click away from winning a trophy from the 85th annual Academy awards next year.

‘Academy‘s chief operating officer Ric Robertson said in a statement that it‘s the first step his organisation is taking toward developing a secure and convenient electronic voting system.

The Academy and Everyone Counts Inc. would exclusively work with its longtime accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers to create the new system.

Oscar voting in the past has been compiled through paper ballots sent through the mail.

The 84th annual Academy Awards are set for February 26.