The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reportedly voted Tuesday not to change its rules to benefit theatrical releases over films on streaming services like Netflix and Amazon.

Current rules require a film to run in at least one Los Angeles theater for seven days to be eligible for the Oscars. The Academy’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to keep the rules rather than adopting a proposal to restrict the eligibility of movies debuting on streaming services at the same time as their theatrical release, according to Reuters.

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Board member Steven Spielberg lobbied heavily for the rules change, arguing movies watched primarily through streaming services should instead compete for television awards.

“We support the theatrical experience as integral to the art of motion pictures, and this weighed heavily in our discussions,” Academy President John Bailey reportedly said in an announcement following the vote.

The push for the rules change began shortly after this year’s Oscars, which saw Netflix production “Roma” win three awards, including for best director, after hitting the streaming service three weeks after a limited theatrical opening.

Earlier this month, the Justice Department warned the proposed rule change could suppress competition and constitute an antitrust violation.

“In the event that the Academy — an association that includes multiple competitors in its membership — establishes certain eligibility requirements for the Oscars that eliminate competition without procompetitive justification, such conduct may raise antitrust concerns,” wrote Makan Delrahim, chief of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.