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Will AI Influence the Oscar Race Amid ‘The Brutalist’ Backlash?


The use of AI in 'The Brutalist' sparked controversy, but the reality is that CG and digital effects have long been changing actors' performances.

Brady Corbet’s “ The Brutalist ” sparked controversy over the weekend after it became more widely known that AI was used during postproduction for enhancing stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ Hungarian language dialogue. The aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not to replace or alter them and done with the utmost respect for the craft.” In the statement, he also asserted that production designer Judy Becker and her team “did not use AI to create or render any of the buildings.” En route to winning an Emmy for his portrayal of Liberace in 2013’s “Behind the Candelabra,” Michael Douglas similarly got a digital assist with his piano playing, as the VFX team placed his head on a professional musician.

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