The academy also announced several rule tweaks that respond to AI.

Oscar statues are pictured at the Governors Ball Press Preview for the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Jan. 31, 2020, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

Starting with next year’s Oscars , actors may have to compete with themselves in the final round of Oscar voting following a rule change announced on Friday (May 1) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences: “In the acting category, actors may be nominated for multiple performances in the same category if those performances place in the top five votes, which aligns with achievements in other award categories.”

In other categories, people do sometimes receive multiple nominations in the final round, which is an impressive achievement but also creates a situation where they could wind up splitting their votes.

The last time a composer or team of composers had two nominees for best original score was in 2021, when Nine Inch Nails ‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were…