Films made with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) will be able to win top awards at the Oscars.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued new which say the use of AI and other digital tools would “neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination”.

The Academy added however that it would still consider human involvement when selecting its winners.

Generative AI – which can create text, images, audio and video in response to simple text prompts – helped to produce some of the films awarded top industry accolades in March.

AI was reportedly used in ‘The Brutalist’ starring Adrien Brody, who took home the Oscar for Best Actor.

The movie used generative AI to improve Brody’s accent when he spoke Hungarian.

Similar voice-cloning technology was also reportedly used to enhance singing voices in the Oscar-winning musical ‘Emilia Perez’.

Generally though, the use of AI use remains controversial, with artists and actors voicing concerns over the material used to train such tools and its impact upon their livelihoods.

Meanwhile, under further rule changes announced by the Academy,  its members must now watch all nominated films in each category in order to be able to take part in the final round of voting, which decides the winners.

Anonymous Oscar voters have previously admitted to not watching all the contenders in a category before voting in the final round, leading to concerns about the fairness in the process.