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Andrew Garfield Draws Oscar Buzz for ‘Artificial’ After London Premiere
Andrew Garfield stars as OpenAI chief Sam Altman in ‘Artificial,’ a film about the five days in 2023 when Altman was fired and then rehired.
The film also features Yura Borisov as OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, who ousted Altman.
After the film’s premiere at the New York Film Festival, critics praised it and Garfield and Borisov entered the awards conversation.
At its London premiere, Garfield said he felt proud of the film but had no control over what happened next.
He said the story felt timely because it follows people shaping artificial intelligence, a technology that is being used across industries.
Amazon MGM Studios dropped the film in June, and Neon later took it on for distribution and began an awards campaign.
‘Artificial’ is due in theaters in December.
Andrew Garfield is drawing Oscar buzz for his performance as Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s film “Artificial.”
Garfield said he felt proud of the film and was flattered that people would see it and speak positively about it.
The film follows the five-day period in 2023 when Altman was fired from OpenAI and then rehired.
Its London Film Festival premiere followed rave reviews after its world premiere at the New York Film Festival.
“Artificial” is scheduled to reach theaters in December.
- Who
- Andrew Garfield, who plays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is drawing Oscar buzz.
- What
- Artificial” is attracting awards attention after its premiere in London.
- When
- The London premiere took place on Sunday; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The film premiered at the London Film Festival.
- Why
- The film’s reception and Garfield’s performance have sparked Oscar buzz.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I feel really, really proud of this film … It was a really, really intense shoot. And then I’m so flattered that anyone is going to see this film in the first place, let alone talk so nicely about it.
It’s here, it’s now. And the timing couldn’t be more exciting and important, I think, because it’s about the figures that are in the news right now.
It’s a miracle!
I think AI is being used everywhere, in every industry. It’s kind of the No. 1 conversation right now, and I think that’s important to sort of question the motives of those who have created that kind of technology that has that much power.
The five-day period depicted in “Artificial” began with Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI and ended with his rehiring.
Amazon MGM Studios dropped the film.
Artificial” had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival and received rave reviews.
The film premiered at the London Film Festival.
Artificial” is scheduled to reach theaters.
- Film
- Artificial
- Director
- Luca Guadagnino
- Garfield’s role
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
- Film’s story
- Five days in 2023 when Altman was fired and rehired
- Theater release
- December
- Distribution
- Neon picked up the film after Amazon MGM Studios dropped it
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