Sadly, afterDune’s Best Director snub in 2025, a sequel isn’t likely to rectify this.

The Oscars 2025 Best Director race has some key Hollywood filmmakers in the mix.

Here’s who we predict will be nominated and win the Academy Award.

Oscars 2025 Best Director Nominees - Emilia Perez, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Anora, and The Substance-1

This may be a lot for critics and audiences alike to process.

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Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides under hood in Dune: Part Two

Anya Taylor-Joy as Paul’s yet unborn sister Alia Atreides in Dune Part Two during her brief cameo in her brother’s prophecy

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