New rule for Oscars: you will have to have seen all the films to vote

The American Academy also unveils a new price for the casting and regulations to supervise the use of AI.

100 years after the creation of Oscars,, The Academy reforms its rules. And that one seems to flow from source …

From now on, it will be compulsory for the members of the jury to view all the films in a category to have the right to vote. A requirement that can sound obvious, except that questions remain as to the way in which the academy plans to verify the application of this rule. A priori, it will not only be on the good faith of the members and the academy intends to watch the viewing with attention via its streaming platform, the Academy Screening Room, reserved for its members. They will not be able to access the votes of the final round only for the categories for which they will have confirmed to have watched all the names named.

For films viewed outside the platform – during festivals, projections or private events – the jury will have to submit a form indicating the date and place of viewing. This verification process, previously used during preliminary votes and appointment for international feature films, animation feature films and short films competitions, is now applied to all categories. The objective of this measure is to reduce the “cascade vote” and to encourage voters to make more enlightened decisions. In addition, all the nominees in each category will now appear on the final ballot, a novelty since only the title of the film was displayed in previous years.

The 98th Oscar ceremony will reserve other surprises.

For the first time in its history, the Academy will award a Oscar best castingrewarding the creative collaboration between casting directors, filmmakers and producers for the composition of the team of actors in a film.

It is added to The Oscar for the best waterfallpreviously announced.

Finally, the organizers also publish first official directives on artificial intelligence in the realization at the cinema. The regulation stipulates: “With regard to generative artificial intelligence and other digital tools used in the production of the film, these tools do not contribute or harm the chances of being nominated. The academy and each section will assess performance taking into account the degree of human involvement in creation when choosing the film to be rewarded. “

There 98th OSC ceremonywhich will be held March 15, 2026.