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The Oscars could have expanded the category of best film to 10 positions, but still limit the nominees in other categories to only five, which makes the race more competitive, but also results in inevitable desales. Today’s announcement of the Academy awards brought a lot of glory to box office successes. Wicked and Duna: second partBut none of the nominees for best film obtained recognition for its directors. That didn’t feel good Dune Estrella Josh Brolin, who took a step forward to defend Denis Villeneuve.
Dune Fans will remember that, although Villeneuve obtained nominations in the categories of best film and best script adapted for 2022, Dune (He lost both against Coda), he was also ignored as the best director that year. His only nomination for best director to date came with that of 2017. Arrival (He lost against LA LA LAND(Damien Chazelle).
Brolin, who played Gurney Haleck in the Dune Movies and also collaborated in a couple of elaborate art books, led to its Instagram stories to express his reaction to Villeneuve’s Desaire. As Variety Inform, he was recorded directly to the camera: “I just want to congratulate the Dune Nomination for best film, Greig Fraser for cinematography, better visual effects, special effects, A Patrice (Vermett) by production and sound design, I believe. ”
Continuous. “Apparently I will stop acting because Denis Villeneuve was not nominated. This is how this works. It makes no sense to me. Alright. (Editor) Joe Walker, Denis Villeneuve, you deserve it. It is an amazing movie. I think it was even better than the first. But people who have received praise surely deserve it. Happy to be part of this. Congratulations to all ”.
That reference to “stop acting” dates back to an interview that Brolin did with Variety in November 2024. where he made the initial statement: “If they do not nominate this year, I will stop acting. It was a better film than the first. When I saw it, I felt as if my brain opened. He is masterful and Denis is one of our filmmakers. If the Academy awards have some meaning, they will recognize it. ” (The exchange also points out that Brolin published a similar message on social networks when Villeneuve was out of the best director’s list for the first time). Dune.
Presumably, there will be another opportunity to reward that hard work in Arrakis with Dunas MessiahIt is said to be the next Villeneuve project. If somehow the voters of the Hollywood Oscar drop the ball againGo directly to Brolin Instagram to pity.
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