American actor Brad Pitt is planning to take it easy during this award season. The star says that he will "abstain" from campaigning in the upcoming Oscars race despite being expected to be among the contenders for starring in films 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' and 'Ad Astra'. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 55-year-old star revealed that he has no interest in campaigning for Oscar nominations for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood' and James Gray's 'Ad Astra'. "Oh, man. I'm gonna abstain," the actor told the outlet.

"I mean, you never know, and it's really nice when your number comes up," Pitt added. The actor went on to say that campaigning for Oscars nominations is "actually disservice" to the films. "But the goal is for the film to land, to speak to someone whether it's now or a decade from now. I find chasing it actually a disservice to the purity of your telling a story, and a shackling thing to focus on," he said. Pitt received rave reviews for his performance as Cliff Booth in 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood', which marked his second collaboration with Tarantino.