In May 2011, the Academy sent a letter advising its 6,000 or so voting members that an online system for Oscar voting would be implemented in 2013.
ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi sˈɛnt ɐ lˈɛɾɚɹ ɐdvˈaɪzɪŋ ɪts sˈɪks,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɔːɹ sˌoʊ vˈoʊɾɪŋ mˈɛmbɚz ðæt ɐn ˈɑːnlaɪn sˈɪstəm fɔːɹ ˈɑːskɚ vˈoʊɾɪŋ wʊd biː ˈɪmplɪməntᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.