Richard Dreyfuss Speaks Out About The Academy's New Inclusivity Rules: 'No One Should Tell Me What To Do As An Artist'
justjared.comRichard Dreyfuss is not a fan of The Academy‘s newly implemented inclusivity rules.
The 75-year-old actor, who is best known for his roles in Mr. Holland’s Opus, Jaws and What About Bob?, is blasting The Academy over the rules, which go into effect next year.
The 2024 Academy Awards will feature four new diversity and inclusion standards, which were announced in 2020. To be eligible for the best picture category, at least two of these standards must be satisfied.
The four standards have a common goal of promoting diversity in on-screen representation, themes, and narratives, promoting diversity among leadership and department heads, providing opportunities to underrepresented groups, and expanding representation in audience development. Keep reading to find out more of why Richard Dreyfuss doesn’t like them… Richard, however, is speaking out against the rules, in a new interview with PBS’s Firing Line With Margaret Hoover, via Variety. “It’s an art.
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