“Hopefully, we start moving beyond that degree of binary thinking,” Page tells EW at TIFF.

Elliot Pagesays he’d like to see the Academy implement gender-neutral acting categories at futureOscarsceremonies.

“Yeah, it seems like a good idea,” the 36-year-old Oscar nominee tells EW.

TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 10: Elliot Page attends the “Close to You” premiere during the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival at Royal Alexandra Theatre on September 10, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Elliot Page at the premiere of ‘Close to You’ at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.Michael Loccisano/Getty

So, hopefully, we start moving beyond that degree of binary thinking."

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

I never thought I’d feel that way, so it’s nice to get to act it."

Close To You. Elliot Page

Elliot Page in ‘Close to You’.TIFF

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