Two Oscars Frontrunners Face Backlash Over AI Use [Video]

If you’ve been keeping an eye on the awards race (or maybe even if you haven’t), you’ve probably heard of The Brutalist and Emilia Perez. Both films have been scoring big with nominations and wins, including a major haul at the Golden Globes this month.

Things just got ~spicy~ though, with both movies now caught up in an AI controversy.

First up: The Brutalist. This period drama has come under fire this week for using AI to tweak the Hungarian accents of its actors in post-production — and even create some of the film’s final images. 

As The Hollywood Reporter reveals, the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, a native Hungarian speaker, explained that certain tweaks were made to enhance the accuracy of Hungarian vowels and consonants.

“I am a native Hungarian speaker and I know that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn to pronounce,” he said.

“If you’re coming from the …