
AI use in The Brutalist stirs up debate about the film’s Oscar hopes

As it’s revealed that director Brady Corbet used AI in the making of The Brutalist, stories are emerging that it could hurt the film’s Oscar chances.
As recently as last week, it was widely agreed that Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was emerging as the major contender for this year’s Best Picture Oscar. Since the epic drama’s Hungarian editor Dávid Jancsó confirmed that the film used AI in at least two key areas, however, there’s a growing feeling that some Academy voters may respond negatively.
In a recent interview with the filmmaking website Redshark, Jancsó revealed that the film used the AI software Respeecher to alter the actors’ Hungarian accents, stating:
“Most of their Hungarian dialogue has a part of me talking in there. We were very careful about keeping their performances. It’s mainly just replacing letters here and there. You can do this in ProTools yourself,...
As recently as last week, it was widely agreed that Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was emerging as the major contender for this year’s Best Picture Oscar. Since the epic drama’s Hungarian editor Dávid Jancsó confirmed that the film used AI in at least two key areas, however, there’s a growing feeling that some Academy voters may respond negatively.
In a recent interview with the filmmaking website Redshark, Jancsó revealed that the film used the AI software Respeecher to alter the actors’ Hungarian accents, stating:
“Most of their Hungarian dialogue has a part of me talking in there. We were very careful about keeping their performances. It’s mainly just replacing letters here and there. You can do this in ProTools yourself,...
- 1/20/2025
- by Dan Cooper
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