Actor Ben Affleck on Saturday sidestepped a question on veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg's push for a rule change by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to exclude streaming services for Oscars eligibility.
There have been reports that Spielberg will be speaking with the AMPAS's Board of Governors to insist for a rule change that will make films made by streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon ineligible for Oscars.
The legendary filmmaker represents the Directors branch of the Academy on the Board.
Asked for a comment on Spielberg's move, Affleck told reporters, "That's really a question for interested outside groups and how they define the popular art that they are interested in giving awards to or not or how you are kind of qualified for that."
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