On Sunday night, Dune wielded Oscar power. The Legendary and Warner Bros. sci-fi adaptation was nominated for six Academy Awards, including those for cinematography, editing, score, visual effects, production design, and sound.
Dune, on the other hand, was the big-screen event of the season, ushering in the reopening of cinemas after the pandemic with its heady combination of politics and religion wrapped around a hero's quest in the desert. Only in costume design, paint, and hairstyling did it fall short, as three-time Oscar winner Jenny Beaven's '70s punk look for Emma Stone in Disney's Cruella and Best Actress winner Jessica Chastain's transformation into the infamous televangelist in The Eyes of Tammy Faye eclipsed it.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the winning team for Dune included production VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, who previously won Oscars for First Man and Blade Runner 2049, special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer, who also won an Oscar for Blade Runner 2049, and first-time Academy Award winners Tristan Myles, VFX supervisor at lead VFX house DNEG's Vancouver studio, and Brian Connor, VFS supervisor at DNEG Montreal.
Meanwhile, in a controversial move, this year's Oscars showed eight categories an hour before the main show. The speeches were eventually edited into the show. During that pre-show hour, Dune took up a slew of accolades, with director Denis Villeneuve and performers Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in the audience to see the first of these Oscars. Dune had 10 nominations coming into the night, losing only to Best Picture, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design, and Adapted Screenplay. Despite an A-list cast that includes Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, and others, the picture received no acting nominations.
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