🎥 AI Actors and Scripts Won't Get an Oscar

Under the new rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, only roles "performed by human beings with their consent" are eligible in acting categories. The rule is even stricter for screenwriting categories: the script must be written by a human.

👨 That means that, even in theory, an AI actress like Tilly Norwood cannot win a statuette, despite the fact that her creators present her as a potentially full-fledged participant in the industry, capable of attracting studio interest.

It also blocks the possibility of "posthumous awards"—even if an actor gave consent during their lifetime for the use of their likeness, but was unable to perform the role personally. In recent days, people have again been discussing the example of Val Kilmer: his family defended the use of his AI-assisted return in the indie film Deep as in the Grave, insisting that the technology was used with the heirs' permission and in compliance with SAG rules.

❓ At the same time, the Academy is not banning AI in film altogether. The rules state that the use of AI and other digital tools "neither helps nor harms" a film's chances of being nominated. The key point is that a human must remain at the center of the creative authorship.

If the Academy has questions, it can request additional information about how AI was used and who authored the final result.

Can an AI actor be given an Oscar?

🔥 — Yes, AI can be better than humans
🙈 — No, it's just "special effects"

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