Patricia Arquette has spoken about sexism in Hollywood following her triumph at the 68th British Academy Film Awards.
Arquette won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role prize for Boyhood at the Stephen Fry-hosted ceremony tonight (February 8).
Speaking to Digital Spy and other media outlets, Arquette candidly addressed a perceived double standard for Hollywood actresses over the age of 40.
"I think men over 40 don't want to be cast with women who are their real age, I guess," she said. "I mean, I find it funny."
Arquette went on to say: "Sometimes you'll have someone like Harrison Ford in a movie, but the woman cast opposite him isn't three or four years younger than him like in real life.
"That's generally how we mate as a species. But somehow they're 20 years younger - I mean that's the ridiculous thing. We have to call bulls**t on that.
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"Come on people, cast appropriate to your leading man's age, at least. Let's start there."
The 68th British Academy Film Awards were held tonight at the Royal Opera House in London.
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