Oscars Unveil AI Guardrails, Multi-Nomination Acting, and Director-Centric International Feature
The Academy announced sweeping changes: acting and writing categories will require human-performed work, with AI usage barred; actors can now be nominated for multiple performances in the same category; international feature eligibility expands to allow multiple films per country and credits the director instead of the country; minor tweaks include a larger casting shortlist and a fixed 20-film cinematography shortlist; the 99th Oscars are set for March 14, 2027 at the Dolby Theatre, with a 2029 move to the Peacock Theater and a broadcast shift from ABC to YouTube.
