Oscars 2025: Movies will have to disclose if they use AI after ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Perez’ Scandal
It looks like from this year and onwards, movies will have to disclose their AI (Artificial Intelligence). This move come right after the scandal that suffered the film “The Brutalist”, which it was public knowledge they used AI software in their post-production stage.
The film's director, Brady Corbet, defended himself in a statement in which he declared that he only used AI audio technology Respeecher. This, just to avoid the overuse of articles in the Hungarian language. He established that Felicity Jones and Adrien Brody's performances are entirely their own.
"The Brutalist" talks about a couple's journey after the war. Photo: The New Yorker
However, “The Brutalist” is not the only Oscar nominated film in which AI has been used. "Emilia Pérez" comes back with another controversy, this time over AI use, next to “A Complete Unknown” and “Dune: Part 2”. Each of these films have used AI in small ways, leaving the Academy wondering if a rule change must be the next step.
Oscar's new rules for 2026
Right now, the rules for use of Ai in the nominated films are very lax. There is only an optional box to check if the movie has used AI, even in small ways. However, The Academy is trying to actively explore changing its Oscar submission requirements for next year and committees are now investigating how AI could be used in each branch.
According to Variety, the goal is to make the disclosure mandatory for the 2026 Oscars ceremony, 2026 Oscars rules, which are expected to be published in April.
The "Emilia Pérez" scandal
The use of AI is not the only reason why "Emilia Pérez" is all everyone is talking about. Even after many of the viewers raised concerns about the problematic representation of the Trans and Latino community, it looked like the film was the season's favorite to win every award in its path. However, all of this changed after some tweets of the main star of "Emilia Pérez", Karla Sofía Gascón, resurfaced.
Not only were those tweets incredibly offensive towards a number of different minorities, but she also insulted the Oscars' ceremony, shaming them for "including diversity". She also made some fatphobic statements towards Adele, and misogynistic ones about Miley Cyrus and her co-star Selena Gomez; in which she called the latter a "rich rat" who plays the victim.
Now, Gascón has deleted her social media and in an interview for CNN in Spanish, she refused to withdraw her Oscar nomination over past comments. "I have not committed any crime".
Netflix, nonetheless, has rescinded any support to Karla Sofía Gascón for the awards campaign.