The Academy Awards‘ recently-announced diversity rules should “fuck off”.In June The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pledged greater inclusivity after the 2020 Oscars nomination list was criticised for its lack of diversity, and in September announced major changes to the qualifying criteria for the Best Picture category.Speaking to Variety, Samberg, known for his role as Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, said he thought it was “insane” that people were taking issue with the newly introduced criteria.“The parameters if you look at them closely, you can have the ‘whitest’ cast in the history of cinema and still very easily meet them by just doing a few key roles behind the camera.
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