Oscar Ballots Mailed Out

Nomination ballots for this year’s Oscars have been mailed out.

5,829 voters will decide the US film world's winners and losers – they must return their ballots by 5:00 pm on January 12. That’s exactly 10 days before the nominees are revealed.

After that a second round of ballots will be mailed after the nominations are announced to determine the winners of the 2007 Oscars.

The awards will be handed out at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on February 24.

Keira Knightley’s romantic drama Atonement, gritty crime thriller No Country for Old Men and gruesome musical Sweeney Todd are all expected to make the shortlist.