This is not to sayDune: Part Twowent completely unnoticed at the Academy Awards this year.

After all, it earned a nomination for Best Picture, along with five others in the technical categories.

In truth, there remains a simpler and far more obvious reason why Villeneuve has been overlooked.

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Stupid is as stupid does.

Some films have even been moved to autumn forthe explicit purpose of using the awards season to their advantage.

Dune: Part Twois currently available for streaming on Max in the US.

Paul Atreides (Thomthée Chalemet) and Chani (Zendaya) share a kiss as they sit atop a sand dune overlooking the vast desert landscape of Arrakis in ‘Dune Part Two’ (2024).

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Feyd Rautha (Austin Butler) and Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) face off in ‘Dune: Part 2’

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Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

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Dune: Part Two