Academy Makes Seismic Oscar Rule Changes For Acting & International Film Categories, Clarifies AI Stance
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has introduced major rule changes for the Oscar Awards, allowing actors to receive multiple nominations in the same acting category for different performances and revising the International Film category to allow non-English films to qualify through select international film festivals. The International Feature Film award will now credit the director on the statuette plaque and be listed as the nominee instead of the country. Additionally, the Academy has clarified that only human-performed and human-authored content is eligible in acting and writing categories, formally addressing the use of artificial intelligence.
- ▪Actors can now receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same acting category if their performances rank among the top five vote-getters.
- ▪Non-English-language films can qualify for the International Feature Film category by winning top prizes at six designated international film festivals, regardless of official country submission.
- ▪The International Feature Film Oscar will now list the director as the nominee and include their name on the statuette plaque, a change from previous country-based recognition.
- ▪The Academy has ruled that only performances 'demonstrably performed by humans' are eligible in acting categories, excluding AI-generated performances.
- ▪Screenplays must be authored by humans to qualify, formalizing the Academy's stance against AI-generated content in writing categories.
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AMPAS The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just made Oscar rule and eligibility changes in the acting and International Film categories that have to rank with the most significant in its nearly 100-year history. Related Stories Below The Line 2026-27 Awards Season Calendar: Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More News Academy Reveals Dates For 99th & Landmark 100th Oscars Ceremonies + Voting Timeline From this point on in the acting categories, both lead and supporting, actors can be nominated for more than one performance in those individual categories if those performances place in the top five votes. In other words, if Leonardo DiCaprio has two great lead performances in the same year, he can now be nominated for both for Best Actor.
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