The Brutalist” and “Emilia Pérez”—are embroiled in separate controversies after revelations that each film used AI during production.

AI in the film and television industry was a major concern of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike—and the fight for protections in the industry is far from over.

The resulting film, a trans-narco-musical fever dream called “Emilia Pérez”, has earned 13 Oscar nominations. Since the Academy Awards began in 1929, only three films have received more. No other foreign-language film ever has.