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== Oscars: Academy Issues First AI Rules for Award Eligibility ==
== Oscars: Academy Issues First AI Rules for Award Eligibility ==
The '''Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences''' issued '''May 1, 2026''' its first-ever rules addressing '''AI''' in Oscar eligibility. Under the new rules for the '''99th Academy Awards''' (airing 2027), only roles "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent" will be eligible for acting awards, and screenplays eligible for writing awards must be "human-authored." The Academy also reserved the right to "request more information about the nature of the use and human authorship" if questions arise about generative AI use in a film.<ref name="thr-oscar">[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-2027-academy-rules-ai-acting-writing-1235901089/ The Hollywood Reporter, "Oscars: Film Academy Cracks Down on AI," May 1, 2026]</ref>
The '''Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences''' issued '''May 1, 2026''' its first-ever rules addressing '''AI''' in Oscar eligibility. Under the new rules for the '''99th Academy Awards''' (airing 2027), only roles "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent" will be eligible for acting awards, and screenplays eligible for writing awards must be "human-authored." The Academy also reserved the right to "request more information about the nature of the use and human authorship" if questions arise about generative AI use in a film.<ref name="thr-oscar">[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-rules-2027-ai-actors-screenplays-international-1236581862/ The Hollywood Reporter, "Oscars: Film Academy Cracks Down on AI," May 1, 2026]</ref>


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