Older Academy members are continuing to voice their disquiet in the face of a possible cessation of their right to vote for the Oscars.
This follows the January announcement by the Academy that it would be reviewing Oscar-voting rights as part of a drive to increase the diversity of voting members.
The Academy should not cave in to media hype and change the rules without talking to or getting votes from all members first.”
In February, Steven Spielberg said that he did not support “taking votes away from Academy members who have paid their dues and maybe are retired now”.