Oscar Rule Changes: AI Crackdown, Actors Can Get Multiple Nominations in Same Category and International Film Eligibility Expands

Home Film Awards May 1, 2026 11:00am PT Oscar Rule Changes: AI Crackdown, Actors Can Get Multiple Nominations in Same Category and International Film Eligibility Expands By Clayton Davis Plus Icon Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor byClaytonDavis Latest Theater Legends André Bishop, Jules Fisher and James Lapine to Receive Tony Awards Lifetime Achievement Honors (EXCLUSIVE) 1 day ago Tony Awards Lock In Final Eligibility Slate: Laurie Metcalf, Stephanie Hsu, Don Cheadle, Luke Evans and More 2 days ago Emmys Surprise: ‘The Pitt’ Star Shawn Hatosy Switches to Supporting Category After Winning Guest for Season 1 2 days ago See All (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved a substantive slate of new and updated rules for the 99th Oscars, set for 2027, showing its evolving standards around eligibility, authorship and global inclusion. Headlining the updates is a notable shift in the acting categories. Performers may now receive multiple nominations in the same category if their performances rank among the top five vote-getters, a move that finally aligns the acting races with the rest of the ballot. The change has the potential to neutralize some of the presumed “category fraud,” at least for performers with two performances in play in the same year, in which a campaign team strategically pushes one turn into supporting to dodge a vote split. Related Stories Noah Kahan on Exploring Mental Health Issues With 'Out of Body' Netflix Doc: 'If One Person Watches This and Confronts Something Within Themselves, It's Worth the Discomfort'