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Oscars frontrunner The Brutalist uses generative AI, and it might cost it the Best Picture prize
Could AI hinder Brody's chances at gold?
The Brutalist, one of the Oscars frontrunners with nine BAFTA 2025 nominations, could have faltered its chance at the biggest prize of them all after the film’s editor revealed the use of generative AI to make the movie feel more authentic. The movie, which is expected to earn many Academy Award nominations when they are revealed later this week, tells the story of László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a Hungarian Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and moves across the Atlantic to chase the American Dream. The backlash from the editor's openness to the use of generative AI could see Academy voters turn away from The Brutalist when Oscars voting begins, especially considering the ongoing fight for actors’ rights against artificial intelligence.
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