Kirstie Alley Calls New Diversity Rules For Best Picture Oscar A ‘Disgrace To Artists Everywhere’

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Kirstie Alley is sharing her thoughts on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new representation and inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility.

The actress took to Twitter on Tuesday to call the list of new requirements “a disgrace to artists everywhere.” “This is a disgrace to artists everywhere… can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his f**king paintings,” she tweeted. “You people have lost your minds.

Control artists, control individual thought.. OSCAR ORWELL.” Alley’s post comes after the Academy revealed its updated standards earlier in the day.

In an effort to bring forth more diversity within its main category, and as part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, films that are eligible to win the Oscar