Oscar envelopes explained: How presenters get winning names
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at how the Academy Awards' winners envelopes are handled before being opened live onstage:
— The consulting firm PwC, formerly Price Waterhouse Coopers, tabulates the winners based on ballots cast by the academy's 6,687 voting members.
— Two accountants are tasked with bringing the final results, inside sealed envelopes, to the Oscars ceremony.