Steven Spielberg opposes pretaping some Oscar categories: 'All of us make movies together'

“I disagree with the decision made by the executive committee.

I feel very strongly that this is perhaps the most collaborative medium in the world.

All of us areonthe same line bringing the best of us to tell the best stories we possibly can.

And that means for me we should all have a seat at the supper table togetherliveat 5.”

“When I look back and I thinkwithoutJohn Williams, Jaws would wear dentures.

Without film editing all my movies wouldstillbe in dailies,” Spielberg added.

Everybody will have their moment in the limelight.

Spielberg joinsother prominent directors who have decried the changes, includingGuillermo del ToroandJane Campion.

The decision has been met with a swift backlash since it was announced, particularly from within Academy membership.

That discussion has been ongoing but with more urgency for this year’s show," Hudson said.

Representatives for Spielberg and the Academy did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.