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Posted: 2019-04-24T13:36:21Z | Updated: 2019-04-24T13:36:21Z

Organizers of the Academy Awards have decided not to impose new criteria targeting Netflix , giving the streaming giant a temporary reprieve as Hollywood continues to battle over the rise of streaming platforms.

Critics of Netflix had proposed a requirement that all movies vying for the Best Picture Oscar must be released in theaters for at least four weeks. The streaming service has released certain movies in a limited number of theaters in order to meet the qualifications for awards.

But after its annual rules meeting Tuesday night, the board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it would maintain its current procedures, which state that Best Picture hopefuls must be released for at least one week in a theater in Los Angeles. Movies released on nontheatrical media, such as streaming platforms, are still eligible as long as they premiere online at the same time as or after their theatrical release.

We support the theatrical experience as integral to the art of motion pictures, and this weighed heavily in our discussions, academy president John Bailey said in a statement, but he added that we plan to further study the profound changes occurring in our industry and continue discussions with our members about these issues.

Some industry bigwigs, including director Steven Spielberg, suggested the academy change its eligibility rules after the Netflix film Roma was nominated for 10 Oscars earlier this year and won three.