Academy bans AI for 99th Oscars; human-only credits, scripts
Academy bars AI-generated performances and limits writing awards to human-authored screenplays; human-only acting and writing credits required by March 2027.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is barring AI-generated content from major categories at the 99th Academy Awards, the Board of Governors announced. Acting performances must be demonstrably performed by humans, performers must give explicit consent for use of their likeness or voice, and performers must receive legal billing in the film.
Under the revised Rule Two, the board may request detailed information about any AI tools used in submitted films to verify compliance. The Academy also ruled that only screenplays written by humans will qualify for writing awards. Filmmakers must disclose the nature and extent of any AI tools used and demonstrate that eligible creative elements — acting and writing — are the work of human contributors.
The rules take effect for the 99th Oscars. The Academy set a deadline of March 2027 for acting and writing credits to list only human contributors, creating a timetable for enforcement.
The board changed long-standing rules for the Best International Feature category by removing the one-film-per-country limit. Starting with festival winners in 2026, films that win top prizes at Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, Toronto or Busan can qualify for the international feature category without going through a local selection committee. The Academy also clarified that the Oscar for international feature will be awarded to the director by name rather than solely to the submitting country; under the change, director Joachim Trier would have been named for “Sentimental Value.”
Industry leaders had raised concerns about AI’s effect on jobs in production, editing and post-production. In 2024, producer and actor Tyler Perry paused an $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio complex after viewing advances in a video-generation tool, warning that the technology would “touch every corner of our industry” and adding, “There’s got to be some sort of regulations to protect us. If not, I just don’t see how we survive.”
The Academy’s action follows instances where AI was used to recreate performances, including a completed performance created using AI after actor Val Kilmer’s death in 2025.
The board said the combined changes aim to protect human authorship and increase transparency in the awards process. Filmmakers submitting works for Academy consideration will need to comply with the new disclosure and eligibility rules.
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