AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ruled that AI-generated performances and screenplays will not be eligible for Oscars, effective with the 2027 awards. While filmmakers can use AI tools, award submissions must feature human-authored content and real human performances. The decision comes amid growing industry concerns over synthetic media, including AI recreations of deceased actors and AI-generated film clips.
- ▪AI-generated acting and writing will not be eligible for Academy Awards starting with the 2027 ceremony.
- ▪Films must have human-authored screenplays and real human performances to qualify for Oscars.
- ▪The Academy can request additional information to verify that submissions are human-created.
- ▪Val Kilmer will appear in a significant role in 'As Deep as the Grave' through an AI-generated performance after his death in 2025.
- ▪A ByteDance AI tool generated a viral clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting, raising alarms in Hollywood about the future of AI in filmmaking.
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News AI AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscars By Will Shanklin May 1, 2026 4:52 pm EST First Line Films Sorry, Val Kilmer fans, but the late actor's Oscar ship has officially sailed. On Friday, Reuters reported that AI-generated acting and writing won't be eligible for Academy Awards. The new rules from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will take effect beginning with next year's presentation, scheduled for March 2027. The Academy's updated rules state that while filmmakers can use AI tools, "synthetic" performers can't win any awards. Ditto for AI-written screenplays, which must be "human-authored." The Academy can request more information from submissions to confirm that they were created by humans.
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