For example, a producer of the 2009 Best Picture nominee The Hurt Locker was disqualified as a producer in the category when he contacted associates urging them to vote for his film and not another that was seen as the front-runner (The Hurt Locker eventually won).
fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɐ pɹədˈuːsɚɹ ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn bˈɛst pˈɪktʃɚ nˈɑːmɪnˌiː ðə hˈɜːt lˈɑːkɚ wʌz dɪskwˈɑːlᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐ pɹədˈuːsɚɹ ɪnðə kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi wɛn hiː kˈɑːntæktᵻd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts ˈɜːdʒɪŋ ðˌɛm tə vˈoʊt fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɪlm ænd nˌɑːt ɐnˈʌðɚ ðæt wʌz sˈiːn æz ðə fɹˈʌntɹˈʌnɚ ðə hˈɜːt lˈɑːkɚɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli wˈʌn.