Votes have been certified by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (and its predecessor Price Waterhouse) since the 7th Academy Awards in 1935.
vˈoʊts hɐvbɪn sˈɜːɾᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðɪ ˈɔːdɪɾɪŋ fˈɜːm pɹˈaɪswəɾɚhˌaʊs kˈuːpɚz ænd ɪts pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚ pɹˈaɪs wˈɔːɾɚhˌaʊs sˈɪns ðə sˈɛvənθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv.