Completed ballots must be returned on March 2

The Oscar ballots are in the mail.

On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mailed final ballots to its 5,777 voting members.

The completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. on March 2.

The ballots list nominees in 19 categories. Separate ballots are used in five categories -- documentary feature, foreign language film and the three short film categories -- and are distributed after the members attend special screenings.

Winners will be announced at the Oscar broadcast on March 7.