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Where's my Oscar? Eight times Academy Awards trophies have gone missing

From burglary to ransom, Oscar-winners like Frances McDormand, Jared Leto, Whoopi Goldberg and Olympia Dukakis have lost their coveted statuettes.

Reporters at McClatchy Withhold Bylines in A.I. Dispute

Journalists at newspapers like The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee are refusing to let the chain use their names on summarized articles generated by a new A.I. tool.

By Katie Robertson

Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has also rewritten rules on international film eligibility The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a number of major changes for the Oscars on Friday, including a new policy allowing multiple nominations for a single actor in one category, as well as barring acting and writing awards for work done by AI. According to new statutes decreed by the group’s board of governors, only performances “demonstrably performed” by humans wi...

By Adrian Horton

Oscar goes missing after director forced to check it on flight: ‘could be used as weapon’

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a transatlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later. Talankin, who co-directed the best documentary winner Mr Nobody Against Putin, did not expect to have to check his statuette for a flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport bound for Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday. But a Transportation Security Administration agent said it could not go on board. “At the airport, a T...

By Associated Press

AI actors and writers will not be eligible for Oscars, Academy says

Academy Awards organisers issued new rules on ​Friday to clarify that acting and writing must be performed by humans and not artificial intelligence ​to be ‌eligible for Oscars. The new rules also include changes to the international film category, expanding eligibility to include films that won top awards from prestigious festivals like Cannes, Venice and Toronto.

By FRANCE 24

Techno utopia or AI nightmare? The problem with music made by machines

Songs created by artificial intelligence are being met with disgust, but isn’t the whole point of electronic music that it’s made by robots?

By Frankie Piza

Jane Fonda Testifies to Robert Redford’s Irresistibility at TCM Film Festival — ‘I Asked Him, “Do You Ever Have Affairs?”‘ — and Says She Was Kidding About Wanting Streisand’s Oscars Slot

Jane Fonda was the main attraction on the opening night of the TCM Classic Film Festival, not counting the ostensible honoree of the evening, the late Robert Redford, who costarred with her in the film that was about to be shown, 1967’s “Barefoot in the Park,” along with three other pictures. Fonda testified to her […]

By Chris Willman

Oscars: Film Academy Cracks Down on AI, Opens up International and Acting Categories

The organization also announced changes impacting a host of other categories and its Governors Awards.

By Scott Feinberg

AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars - Academy

Actors created with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for an Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said as it launched a crackdown on the use of AI.

Oscars to Screenwriters: You Gotta Be Human

The Academy has updated its rules for how artificial intelligence is used, including one that says all screenplays must be humanly created

By Kory Grow

Academy Makes Seismic Rule Changes For Acting And International Film Categories, Clarifies AI Stance

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Scienes has just made rule and eligibility changes in the acting and International Film categories that have to rank with the most significant in Oscars nearly 100 year history. From this point on in the acting categories, both lead and supporting, actors can now be nominated for more […]

By Pete Hammond

Academy Awards Rule Updates Tackle AI, Multiple Nominations for the Same Actor, and More Ahead of 99th Oscars

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has revealed a collection of major rule changes as it heads into the 99th Oscars in 2027.

By Michael Cripe

Jane Fonda Clarifies Barbra Streisand’s Robert Redford Tribute Dig

Jane Fonda didn’t mean to rain on Barbra Streisand’s Oscars tribute. After the Grace and Frankie star seemed to question the decision to have Streisand honor the late Robert Redford at the 2026...

AI actors, writers not eligible for Oscars — Academy

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set new AI Oscars rules, making AI-generated actors and screenplays ineligible for awards. Read More: https://punchng.com/ai-actors-writers-not-eligible-for-oscars-academy/

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AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars – Academy

Actors created with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for an Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday as it launched a crackdown on the use of AI. The post AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars – Academy appeared first on Vanguard News.

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