Film companies will spend as much as several million dollars on marketing to awards voters for a movie in the running for Best Picture, in attempts to improve chances of receiving Oscars and other movie awards conferred in Oscar season.
fˈɪlm kˈʌmpəniz wɪl spˈɛnd æz mˈʌtʃ æz sˈɛvɹəl mˈɪliən dˈɑːlɚz ˌɔn mˈɑːɹkɪɾɪŋ tʊ ɐwˈɔːɹdz vˈoʊɾɚz fɚɹə mˈuːvi ɪnðə ɹˈʌnɪŋ fɔːɹ bˈɛst pˈɪktʃɚ, ɪn ɐtˈɛmpts tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv tʃˈænsᵻz ʌv ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ˈɑːskɚz ænd ˈʌðɚ mˈuːvi ɐwˈɔːɹdz kənfˈɜːd ɪn ˈɑːskɚ sˈiːzən.