Sorry Academy Members, But You Won’t Be Able to Skip the Three-Hour Movies Anymore

Tamara Ceaikovski

Deleted scene from The Brutalist where László Tóth explains the new AMPAS rules to his cousin. Photo: Lol Crawley/A24/Everett Collection Bad news for Academy members who aren’t Kirsten Dunst , but in an announcement from the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, members will have to watch every film in a category in order to vote in that category starting with the 2026 Oscars. This is one of several changes the Academy has made in recent years, including adding