Wikimedia Commons/Oscars ceremony Movie Academy bans AI-written scripts and mandates human-only performances for 2027 Oscars eligibility. May 2, 2026 AceShowbiz - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is updating its guidelines to address the growing role of artificial intelligence in film production, particularly for the upcoming 2027 Oscars, which will mark the 99th ceremony. Starting with the next awards season, submissions in the screenplay categories-both original and adapted-must be created entirely by human writers who were alive at the time of writing.