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‘Jaws’ Star Richard Dreyfuss Slams New Diversity Rules for Academy Awards

Beginning in 2024, diversity quotas will determine best picture nominees

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‘Jaws’ Star Richard Dreyfuss Slams New Diversity Rules for Academy Awards
Actor Richard Dreyfuss arrives for the Los Angeles Premiere of "Sweetwater," in the Steven J. Ross Theater at the Warner Bros. Studio Lot, in Burbank, California, on April 11, 2023. Michael Tran//AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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5/8/2023|Updated: 5/8/2023
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Actor Richard Dreyfuss has slammed the new diversity requirements for the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, insisting that no one has the right to impose moral standards on art.

Beginning in 2024, films need to meet new diversity and inclusion standards to be eligible for the best picture category, with quotas for the number of women, LGBT people, and ethnic minorities involved in the production, both on-screen and behind the scenes.

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Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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