Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Reacts to Best Director Oscar Snub
Dune director Denis Villeneuve revealed his thoughts about being snubbed by the Academy Awards for a Best Director nomination. Villeneuve's Dune is an adaptation of the first half of the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert, which tells the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he rises to his destiny to become the leader of the desert planet Arrakis. Dune was released in October of 2021 and since then has gained great acclaim from both audiences and critics, and has been greenlit for a sequel which Villeneuve has confirmed is set to go into production later this year.
In the wake of the film's success, Dune has been nominated for a whopping ten Academy Awards. Among its nominations, the film has been recognized in the highly coveted Best Motion Picture of the Year award. However, many were quite surprised to see that Villeneuve himself did not land a nomination for Best Director. Villeneuve has been quite open about how he has been a fan of the novel since he was a young boy, and Dune is clearly a passion project for the director, leading many to wonder why he isn't being recognized for turning his passion into such a tour de force.
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In a recent interview on the Variety Awards Circuit podcast, Villeneuve has addressed his Oscar snub. Villeneuve himself does not seem to be bothered in the slightest, saying that if someone told him a year ago how many nominations Dune would receive at the Academy Awards, he would not believe them. He seems very grateful that the movie is recognized at all, and in regards to his own lack of nomination, Villeneuve has pointed out that he would rather be in the position he is now where people wish
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