Richard Dreyfuss is receiving backlash on social media over his comments about the new diversity rules to be eligible for the Best Picture award at the Oscars. “They make me vomit,” Dreyfuss said on PBS’ Firing Line. “This is an art form.
It’s also a form of commerce, and it makes money, but it’s an art. No one should be telling me as an artist that I have to give in to the latest, most current idea of what morality is.” The rules set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will take effect in 2024.
When posing the question to Dreyfuss, Firing Line host Margaret Hoover said, “Starting in 2024, films will be required to meet new inclusion standards to be eligible for the Academy Awards for Best Picture.
They’ll have to have a certain percentage of actors or crew from under-represented racial or ethnic groups.” Dreyfuss added, “And what are we risking?
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