US Academy Announces AI Actors, Writers Ineligible for Oscar Nominations
The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that actors and screenwriters created by artificial intelligence (AI) will not be eligible for Oscar nominations. This new regulation clarifies that only authentic human performances and screenplays will be considered.
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(Los Angeles, CNA correspondent, May 1st) The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that actors and screenwriters created by artificial intelligence (AI) will not be eligible for Oscar nominations.
Agence France-Presse reported that according to the new regulations of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, only real, living human performers, not their AI avatars, are eligible for Oscar nominations; moreover, film scripts must be written by humans, not by chatbots.
The Academy stated: "In acting categories, only roles listed in a film's official credits and proven to be performed by a human with their consent are eligible for consideration."
"In screenwriting categories, the rules have been clarified to state that scripts must be created by humans to be eligible."
This new regulation was announced just days after an AI version of the late actor Val Kilmer was unveiled to theater operators. The 'Top Gun' star passed away a year ago.
A digitally de-aged Val Kilmer appeared in the trailer for the archaeological action film 'As Deep as the Grave' (tentative translation), telling another character: "Don't fear the dead, and don't fear me."
The project was completed with the full support of Kilmer's family, who provided a database of Kilmer's images used to reconstruct his appearance at different stages of his life.
In addition to AI-related rules, the Academy also adjusted the nomination rules for Best International Feature this time.
Previously, only films selected by national official bodies could compete, which posed a major challenge for critical films from authoritarian countries. For example, Iranian director Jafar Panahi's work 'It Was Just an Accident' (tentative translation) was nominated earlier this year representing France.
According to the new regulations, a non-English language film that wins a qualifying award at major international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Busan, Venice, or Toronto can also gain entry regardless of nationality.
The Academy also announced that in this category, the film itself will be considered the subject of the nomination rather than the country, and the director's name will be engraved on the base of the Oscar statuette after the film title, along with the country (if applicable). (Editor: Liu Shu-qin) 1150502
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(Los Angeles, CNA correspondent, May 1st) The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that actors and screenwriters created by artificial intelligence (AI) will not be eligible for Oscar nominations.
Agence France-Presse reported that according to the new regulations of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, only real, living human performers, not their AI avatars, are eligible for Oscar nominations; moreover, film scripts must be written by humans, not by chatbots.
The Academy stated: "In acting categories, only roles listed in a film's official credits and proven to be performed by a human with their consent are eligible for consideration."
"In screenwriting categories, the rules have been clarified to state that scripts must be created by humans to be eligible."
This new regulation was announced just days after an AI version of the late actor Val Kilmer was unveiled to theater operators. The 'Top Gun' star passed away a year ago.
A digitally de-aged Val Kilmer appeared in the trailer for the archaeological action film 'As Deep as the Grave' (tentative translation), telling another character: "Don't fear the dead, and don't fear me."
The project was completed with the full support of Kilmer's family, who provided a database of Kilmer's images used to reconstruct his appearance at different stages of his life.
In addition to AI-related rules, the Academy also adjusted the nomination rules for Best International Feature this time.
Previously, only films selected by national official bodies could compete, which posed a major challenge for critical films from authoritarian countries. For example, Iranian director Jafar Panahi's work 'It Was Just an Accident' (tentative translation) was nominated earlier this year representing France.
According to the new regulations, a non-English language film that wins a qualifying award at major international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Busan, Venice, or Toronto can also gain entry regardless of nationality.
The Academy also announced that in this category, the film itself will be considered the subject of the nomination rather than the country, and the director's name will be engraved on the base of the Oscar statuette after the film title, along with the country (if applicable). (Editor: Liu Shu-qin) 1150502
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