‘They Make Me Vomit’: Jaws Star Richard
Dreyfuss Blasts New Oscars Diversity Rules
Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/6/2023 12:18:21 PM
Hollywood star Richard Dreyfuss, an Academy Award–winning actor best known for his role in the Jaws, said in an interview that the new diversity rules imposed by the Oscars for films to be eligible for the “Best Picture” award “make me vomit.” “They make me vomit,” Dreyfuss told Margaret Hoover on Firing Line which aired Friday night on PBS. “This is an art form. 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.” New policies enacted by the Oscrars in 2024 will see film award eligibility dependent upon meeting two of four stipulated diversity
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