Overview
- The Academy updated eligibility rules Friday for the March 2027 ceremony, requiring that acting performances and screenplays be created by people.
- Only performances credited in the film and performed by consenting humans will qualify for acting awards, which excludes synthetic or AI‑made ‘actors.’
- The Academy can request documentation on how AI tools were used in a submission to confirm human authorship before ruling on eligibility.
- Actors can now receive more than one nomination in the same category if multiple roles finish among the top vote‑getters, a change that aligns acting races with other fields.
- International Feature rules expand to include winners of top prizes at Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, Busan, and Sundance, with nominations tied to the film and the director receiving the award.