When it comes to AI, the new rules say that only roles that are clearly performed by humans with their permission are allowed, and screenplays must be written by real people.
The Academy also said they might ask for more details if needed to confirm the use of human work.
This is the strongest statement yet from the Academy about not allowing AI to be part of the awards process.
Another change in the acting categories is that actors can now be nominated for more than one role in the same year.
Before, if an actor received enough votes for two nominations, they would only get one for the film with the most votes. Now, it's more like other Oscar categories, where a person can be nominated more than once.
It's not very common for an actor to have two chances in the same year.
Only a few actors, like Scarlett Johansson in 2019, have been nominated for two different roles in the same year. Usually, one is for a lead role and the other for supporting. Barry Fitzgerald was a special case, as he was nominated for both lead and supporting roles in "Going My Way," but that rule was changed later.
The biggest change is in the Best International Feature Film category.
Since the 1950s, each country could only submit one film. This led to some good films not being considered because they weren't chosen as official submissions. Now, there are two ways a film can qualify: either through a country submission or by winning the top prize at one of six major film festivals. These are the Berlin International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize), Toronto International Film Festival, or Venice International Film Festival.
If this rule had been in place in recent years, some films that didn't get country submissions would have qualified.
These include Cannes Palme d'Or winners like "Anatomy of a Fall" and "Titane," along with "The Room Next Door" and "Happening" from Venice, "Yellow Letters" and "Dreams (Sex Love)" from Berlin, "Gloaming in Luomo" from Busan, "To the Victory" and "They Will Be Dust" from Toronto, and "Shame and Money" and "Cactus Pears" from Sundance.
This rule is expected to increase the number of films in the category by four or five each year.
Cannes might not have the biggest effect because its winners are often already submitted for the Oscars by their home countries. This change also helps films that involve input from multiple countries qualify without having to prove one country was the main contributor.
The international award will now be given to the film itself instead of the country of origin.
For the last few years, the director's name has been on the Oscar statue, and the director accepts the award on behalf of the entire team.
Other changes include increasing the number of possible statuettes in the casting category from two to three and expanding the cinematography shortlist to 20 films.
The changes to campaign rules were not as big, adjusting the number of possible moderators and the restrictions for Board of Governors members and the Academy president.
According to the Academy's press release, these are the most significant changes.
In the Acting category, actors can be nominated for more than one performance if those performances rank in the top five, similar to how other award categories work.
Only roles that are officially listed in the film's billing and performed by real people with their permission can be considered for this category.
In the Casting category, the number of awards given out will now go from a maximum of two to three.
For the Cinematography category, the first round of voting will now choose 20 films instead of between 10 and 20.
In the International Feature Film category, there are now two ways to enter a film.
One is through a country or region submitting it as an official entry. The other is if the film wins a qualifying award at an international film festival. The qualifying festivals for the 99th Oscars include the Berlin International Film Festival (Golden Bear), Busan International Film Festival (Busan Award – Best Film), Cannes Film Festival (Palme d'Or), Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize), Toronto International Film Festival (Platform Award), and Venice International Film Festival (Golden Lion).
Also, the film itself will be listed as the nominee, not the country or region, and the director will accept the award on behalf of the creative team.
The director's name will appear on the statuette next to the film title and, if applicable, the country or region.
In the Makeup and Hairstyling category, members must attend at least one of the two final meetings to be able to vote in the first round.
For the Original Song category, the rules make it clearer how songs are judged if they appear in the credits.
If the song comes in first after the credits start, the video must show the last 15 seconds of the film before the credits.
In the Visual Effects category, all Academy members must watch the three-minute Before and After reels from the Visual Effects Bake-Off to be eligible to vote in the final round.
In the Writing categories, the rules say that only human-written screenplays are eligible.
For Governors Awards, each year must include at least three different types of work.
Regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence, the Academy can ask for more information about how it was used and whether humans were involved.
Here are the key dates:
August 13, 2026: First deadline for Animated Short Film, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, and Live Action Short Film categories
September 17, 2026: First deadline for General Entry categories, Animated Feature Film, Best Picture, and the Representation and Inclusion Standards Entry (RAISE) form
September 30, 2026: Deadline for International Feature Film
October 8, 2026: Final deadline for Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Film, and Live Action Short Film categories
October 14, 2026: Deadline for Music (Original Song)
October 15, 2026: Final deadline for Documentary Feature Film
November 4, 2026: Deadline for Music (Original Score)
November 12, 2026: Final deadline for General Entry categories, Animated Feature Film, Best Picture, and the Representation and Inclusion Standards Entry (RAISE) form
January 8–10, 2027: Voting events for Casting, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, and Visual Effects
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