The Social Network, now with the full backing of Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg after his appearance on Saturday Night Live last week, may have a chance to upset the new front-runner The King's Speech because the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that the final set of ballots were mailed to the 5,744 members of The Academy Wednesday.
According to an AMPAS representative, the first set of ballots were for awards nominations; this set is for movies in 19 of the 24 awards categories. And once mandatory member attendance at screenings is confirmed, the ballots for the five separate categories - Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film - will be sent out as well.
The ballots must be returned by Tuesday, February 22 at 5 PM PST.
Some notes:
In 2009, there were 5,810 Academy members, now the ranks have dropped to 5,744.
In 2010 the Oscars were in March; there's talk of moving the air date to January, but that's wrong-headed. Oscar would compete with the NFL Playoffs, and it will not win in either ratings or social media coverage.
Stay tuned.
According to an AMPAS representative, the first set of ballots were for awards nominations; this set is for movies in 19 of the 24 awards categories. And once mandatory member attendance at screenings is confirmed, the ballots for the five separate categories - Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film - will be sent out as well.
The ballots must be returned by Tuesday, February 22 at 5 PM PST.
Some notes:
In 2009, there were 5,810 Academy members, now the ranks have dropped to 5,744.
In 2010 the Oscars were in March; there's talk of moving the air date to January, but that's wrong-headed. Oscar would compete with the NFL Playoffs, and it will not win in either ratings or social media coverage.
Stay tuned.
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