‘They make me want to vomit’: Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss slams new Academy Award diversity quotas
Academy Awards,Arts And Entertainment
Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss responded to the Academy Awards new inclusion standards with disgust and said "they make me want to vomit" in an interview on the PBS program Firing Line with Margaret Hoover on Saturday. "Starting in 2024, films will be required to meet new inclusion standards," Hoover said. "To be eligible for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, they'll have to have a certain percentage of actors or crew from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. What do you think of these new inclusion standards for films?" Dreyfuss answered,...
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