Movies That Use Generative AI Tools Can Still Win an Oscar, Says Academy

Hollywood Dreads AI’s Takeover, But This Producer Sees An Artist-Driven Future

In 2023, actors and writers went on strike as fears over artificial intelligence’s rapid development gripped Tinseltown. The entertainment workers picketed for weeks, demanding guardrails around AI’s use in Hollywood. They got their wish when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) agreed with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to put new rules into place. The fears are understandable, especially for those whose jobs are centered…

Movies That Use Generative AI Tools Can Still Win an Oscar, Says Academy

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has for the first time acknowledged generative AI is a tool used by Hollywood and declared it will "neither help nor harm the chances" of achieving an Oscar nomination.

Shelly Palmer - Oscar rules for 2025 say AI ‘neither helps nor harms’

Think about this: This hands-off approach is both fascinating and fraught.

After the Academy's decision, it will be necessary to be very attentive to quality

AI Films Can Now Win Oscars, Academy Says

Films made with AI tools can now compete for Oscars. Credit: Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that films that use artificial intelligence (AI) are now eligible to win Oscars at the Academy Awards on Monday, reflecting AI’s growing presence in the entertainment industry. Under updated rules, generative AI or other digital tools will “neither help nor harm” a film’s chances of being nominated. The gui…

The Oscars officially don’t care if films use AI

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledged the existence of generative AI yesterday in new rule changes for its annual Oscars awards ceremony. Rather than dictate its use or require disclosures, the Academy simply says using AI doesn’t, on its own, hurt a movie’s chances — but that how it’s used could. Here’s what the Academy says in a passage added to its film eligibility guidelines: With regard to Generative Artificial Intel…