AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several addressing the use of generative artificial intelligence.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said only performances “that are included in the film’s legal billing and verifiably performed by people with their consent” are eligible for Academy Awards. Similarly, the academy said screenplays must be “human-written” to qualify.

The academy also said it has the right to request more information about a film’s AI use and “human authorship.”

These rule changes come while an independent film is in the works an AI-generated version of Val Kilmeras AI “actress” Tilly Norwood continues to make headlines, and as new video models cause at least a few filmmakers to make sweeping declarations of desperation. AI was also one of the main sticking points in the 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes.

Outside of Hollywood, at least one novel has been withdrawn by its publisher due to its apparent use of AI, and other writing groups state that the use of AI makes work ineligible for awards.