Josh Brolin Says Oscars Rejecting Denis Villeneuve Again for Best Director ‘Makes No Sense’: ‘Dune 2’ Is ‘Even Better Than the First’ and ‘You Deserve It’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Denis Villeneuve has once again found himself shut out of the best director race for helming a “Dune” movie, which doesn’t make sense to cast member Josh Brolin.
The Oscars failed to nominate Villeneuve for “Dune: Part Two” after similarly shutting him out of the best director category in 2022 for the first “Dune” movie.
That film earned 10 Oscar nominations, while the sequel somewhat underperformed by earning just 5 noms this year. “Just want to say congratulations on the ‘Dune’ best picture nomination, to Greig Fraser on cinematography, for best visual effects, for Patrice [Vermett] on production design and for sound,” Brolin said on his Instagram story. “Apparently, I am going to quit acting because Denis Villeneuve didn’t get nominated.
This is just how this thing works. It makes no sense to me. That’s okay. [Editor] Joe Walker and Denis, you deserve it. It’s an amazing film.
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