Overview
- The Academy, which announced the rule changes Friday, set the policy to begin with the 99th Oscars in 2027.
- Acting roles must be credited in a film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with consent, and screenplays must be human-authored to qualify.
- The Academy can request documentation on any use of generative AI and proof of human authorship, a step that supporters see as a safeguard and critics question as hard to enforce.
- The changes target fully AI-generated performances and scripts, while AI-assisted tools for visual effects and other digital work remain allowed and will not affect eligibility.
- Other updates add festival-win routes into International Feature, list the director on the award, require a VFX before-and-after “bake-off,” cap the cinematography shortlist at 20, expand casting statuettes to three, and let actors receive multiple nominations in one category.