AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

Source: TechCrunch

New Oscar Rules on AI

The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several that address the use of generative artificial intelligence. Read the official announcement.

Eligibility Criteria

• Performances – Only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” will be eligible for Academy Awards.
• Screenplays – Screenplays must be “human‑authored” to be eligible.

Enforcement and Oversight

The Academy stated it has the right to request additional information about a film’s AI usage and to verify “human authorship.”

Industry Reactions

• An independent film is in development featuring an AI‑generated version of Val Kilmer. Variety article
• AI “actress” Tilly Norwood continues to make headlines. TechCrunch coverage
• New video‑generation models are prompting “sweeping declarations of despair” among filmmakers. TechCrunch article
• AI was a major point of contention in the 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes. TechCrunch recap
• Outside Hollywood, a novel was pulled by its publisher over apparent AI use. TechCrunch report
• Several writers’ groups now consider AI‑generated work ineligible for awards. TechCrunch article