Shamita Basu

Iran is in its sixth consecutive year of drought, and reservoirs that provide the capital with water are at just 5% capacity.

And finally, it's Oscar season, and as studios release the films they hope will bring home a coveted award at next spring's ceremony, the Academy is reminding voters of their duty as members.

An email obtained by NBC News revealed the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is nudging its 10,000-plus voting members to actually watch this year's films if they want to vote.

The effort is part of revised voting rules.

And while many say it's a good try by Academy officials, making sure that voters actually watch the movies is pretty hard to police.

The Academy admits that and reiterated this is all run on an honor system.

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