Final Oscar ballots mailed out to voters

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Final ballots for the 82nd Academy Awards were mailed Wednesday to the 5,777 voting members of Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. PT March 2.

Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted, the Academy has warned.

Listed on the ballots are nominees in 19 Oscar categories. Separate ballots for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film will be distributed after verification of mandatory member attendance at screenings.

Following the tabulation of the votes, the winners' names will be placed in sealed envelopes to be opened on Oscar Night, March 7.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles and televised live by the ABC Television Network.