Steven Spielberg is taking his beef with Netflix movies vying for Oscar glory to the next level.

Steven Spielberg is holding hard and fast to his opinion that Netflix films (such as the Academy Award-winning Roma) should not qualify for the Oscars.

In fact, the director feels so strongly about the matter that he’s gearing up to bring it to the board in an effort to change the rules.

According to Indie Wire, Spielberg, who currently serves as the Academy Governor representing the directors branch, will argue in support of a rule change that could prevent Netflix from seeking Oscar glory in the future at this year’s upcoming Academy Board of Governors meeting.

A spokesperson for Spielberg’s production company, Amblin Entertainment, confirmed the director’s plans to bring the matter up to the board when they convene for the annual meeting.

“Steven feels strongly about the difference between the streaming and theatrical situation,” said the spokesperson. “He’ll be happy if others will join [his campaign] when that comes up [at the Academy Board of Governors meeting]. He will see what happens.”

This isn’t the first time Spielberg has thrown some subtle shade at streaming platforms such as Netflix who are looking to throw their hat in the ring come award show season.

Back in March of 2018, Spielberg took a dig at films which debut online in an interview with ITV News, saying “once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie.”

“You certainly, if it’s a good show, deserve an Emmy. But not an Oscar,” Spielberg told ITV News according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I don’t believe that films that are just given token qualifications, in a couple of theaters for less than a week, should qualify for the Academy nomination.”

There’s no telling whether Spielberg’s arguments will incite a rule change, but it sounds as though the the board will hear him out with an open mind.

“Awards rules discussions are ongoing with the branches,” said a spokesperson for the Academy. “The Board will likely consider the topic at the April meeting.”

It’ll be interesting to see what comes of the discussion, and what it means for the future of streaming platform originals at the Oscars.