Fox News: 'Reagan' screenwriter claims Oscars' DEI requirements excluded film from Best Picture consideration

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'Reagan' screenwriter claims Oscars' DEI requirements excluded film from Best Picture consideration

The screenwriter for "Reagan," starring Dennis Quaid as the 40th president, says the film wasn't considered for Oscar nomination because it didn't meet the Academy's DEI requirements.......                    ...                        ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login of President Ronald Reagan starring Dennis Quaid, did not receive any Oscar consideration because it did not meet the Academy's DEI standards, according to the film's screenwriter......."I think the situation speaks for itself. There's not really anger and indignation among those of us who made this film, we didn't seriously expect to be nominated for anything by Hollywood in this cultural climate— it's just sadness, really," Howard Klausner told Fox News Digital via email.......He continued, "What has become of the magnificent Dream Factory that once was Hollywood. Once upon a time it spoke to the heart and dreams of pretty much everybody, and the leaders and luminaries of the 20th century industry intuitively seemed to 'get' the middle of the country as well as the cultural elite."......Klausner earlier told You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, "By these new rules, many previous winners would never have been recognized."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"We were among 116 films that were eliminated for consideration this year," he continued. "Obviously, there needs to be a conversation about this policy." ......Fox News Digital reached out to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for comment.......Instituted in 2024 for the 96th annual ceremony, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in consideration for best picture to meet two out of four possible categories worth of criteria, focused on underrepresented groups, including women, racial or ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ or people with disabilities.......The representation can come onscreen through casting and storytelling, creative leadership behind the scenes like directors, cinematographers, makeup artists and more, internship and training opportunities for underrepresented groups, or representation in the marketing, publicity and distribution of the film.  ......The film's producer, Mark Joseph, also told the New York Post he intended to apply the film for a Guinness World Record for largest disparity between viewer and critical approval of a film, citing the film's 98% audience score on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login compared to its 18% rating with critics.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Klausner told Fox News Digital, "I mean, movies seriously used to bring us all together. Now they seem to be a big part of the continuing cultural divide. I don't have any axe to grind or fingers to point here, I still have many friends and colleagues in 'The Town' as it's lovingly known. I just really lament the truth in what a very highly placed studio executive told me recently: 'Now we primarily make movies for 10% of the population.'......"I choose the 90%. I left Hollywood a few years ago to write and produce 'heartland films' just like this one. But I love what we once were as an industry, as a voice in the culture. And truly believe we can be that again."......Last year, Quaid and the film's marketing team claimed Facebook wouldn't allow them to boost a post with Quaid's picture You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. Also, Facebook suspended the movie's official account at least twice over clips it posted of Quaid discussing the movie in media appearances.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The marketers said they were told by Facebook that the post "mentions politicians or is about sensitive issues that could influence public opinion, how people vote and may impact the outcome of an election or pending legislation." ......Quaid told Fox News' Trace Gallagher last year the system appeared to be "automated." ......"This happened several times, actually, and we were suspended two days in a row," Quaid said. "The last time I heard, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in 40 years and, not only that, he's not even eligible to run because he served two terms."......A Meta spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital, "While there are no restrictions on this page that would prevent the admins from posting, we did identify a handful of ads from this account that were incorrectly rejected. This happened because our automated systems mistakenly determined that content about President Reagan required prior authorization in accordance with our policies for ads about social Issues, elections or politics. This was a mistake, and the restriction on the ads has been lifted."......The "Parent Trap" star also told Fox News Digital, "The one thing I would say was Facebook, before You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login relating to it, is that they did it without even seeing it."...

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