# Voice AI Lands in the Awards-Season Conversation

- Date: 2025-01
- Type: news
- Credit: The Brutalist & Emilia Pérez / Respeecher
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/voice-ai-awards-season

Mid-January reporting reveals that two of the season's biggest awards contenders used Respeecher to refine performance audio: The Brutalist used it to sharpen Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones's Hungarian pronunciation, and Emilia Pérez used it to extend Karla Sofía Gascón's singing voice. Both films stay in the race, but the debate dominates Oscar coverage for weeks and expands the AI-in-film conversation from visuals into the most sensitive territory of all: the actor's own performance. After this, every awards-season disclosure form asks new questions.

Links:
- Variety — The Brutalist's AI Voice Work: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/the-brutalist-ai-controversy-adrien-brody-respeecher-1236288047/
- IndieWire — Emilia Pérez Voice: https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/emilia-perez-karla-sofia-gascon-ai-respeecher-1235097214/

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/voice-ai-awards-season
Era: 2025 · The Studio Era
Last updated: 2026-09-12