AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

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Published Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 11:42 PM EDT

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. These rule changes come as an independent film is in the works with an AI-generated version of Val Kilmer, as AI "actress" Tilly Norwood keeps making headlines, and as new video models are causing at least a few filmmakers to make sweeping declarations of despair. AI was also one of the main sticking points in the actors' and writers' strikes back in 2023. Outside Hollywood, at least one novel has been pulled by its publisher due to the apparent use of AI. Other writers' groups are declaring that AI usage makes work ineligible for awards.

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