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AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

TechCrunch AI · May 2, 2026, 9:54 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several that address the use of generative artificial intelligence.
  • The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” will be eligible for Academy Awards.
  • The academy also said it has the right to request more information about a film’s AI usage and “human authorship.”

Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.

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

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” will be eligible for Academy Awards. Similarly, the academy said that screenplays must be “human-authored” to be eligible.

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

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