The Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC today announced key dates for the 85th
Academy Awards season:
Friday, November 30, 2012: Official Screen Credits due
Saturday, December 1, 2012: Governors Awards presentation
Monday, December 17, 2012: Nominations voting begins
Thursday, January 3, 2013: Nominations voting ends 5:00 p.m., PT
Thursday, January 10, 2013: Nominations announced 5:30 a.m., PT,
Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Monday, February 4, 2013: Nominees Luncheon
Friday, February 8, 2013: Final voting begins
Saturday, February 9, 2013: Scientific and Technical Awards presentation
Tuesday, February 19, 2013: Final voting ends 5:00 p.m., PT
Sunday, February 24, 2013: 85th Academy Awards presentation
In an effort to provide members and the public a
longer period of time to see the nominated films, the Academy will reveal the
85th Academy Awards nominations on January 10, five days earlier than
previously announced.
In addition, this will be the first time the Academy
will provide its membership the opportunity to vote electronically. Together
with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Everyone Counts, the Academy has been
developing an electronic voting process for more than a year. The Academy
conducted extensive research and held numerous focus groups with its members to
ensure a smooth transition and widespread adoption.
The Academy will make several voting resources
available to members during the transition, including the installation of
assisted voting stations in Los Angeles, New York and London, a 24-hour
telephone help line during voting periods, and paper ballots.
In the pre-Nominations phase, members will continue
to vote via paper ballot in eight categories due to specialized screening
schedules and processes. Those categories are Animated Feature Film, Animated
Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short
Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling and Visual Effects.
The Academy Awards ceremony will be held at The Dolby
Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will
be televised live by the ABC Television Network. A 90-minute red carpet show
will immediately precede the broadcast.
ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is
the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more
than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In
addition to the annual Academy Awards – in which the members vote to select the
nominees and winners – the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of
public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide
range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate
in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret
Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and
provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and
other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment
industry and people everywhere who love
movies.
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