Tue May 9, 2023 – 5:04 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — An Oscar-winning actor has condemned Hollywood’s new “inclusion standards” for films to be eligible to win Academy Awards.
Richard Dreyfuss, a 76-year-old actor who starred in 20th century classics including Jaws and Mr. Holland’s Opus, recently spoke with Margaret Hoover on the PBS show Firing Line, when he shared his disgust at Hollywood’s “inclusion standards.” During his career, Dreyfuss won an Oscar in 1978 for Best Actor in The Goodbye Girl and another nomination for the same award in 1996 for his portrayal of the main character in Mr. Holland’s Opus.
The new guidelines for the Oscars, set to take full effect in 2024, must be met if a film is to be considered for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Asked his thoughts on the new standards, Dreyfuss said bluntly, “They make me vomit.”
“This is an art form,” he continued, explaining his reaction. “It’s also a form of commerce, and it makes money, but it’s an art. And no one should be telling me, as an artist, that I have to give into the latest, most current idea of what morality is.”
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