Ultimately,Dune: Part Tworeceived five nominations for the 97th Academy Awards.
And after Sean Baker’s Best Directorwin at the 2025 Oscars, it’s still relevant.
This included the Best Sound acceptance speech.
John used his time to directly shout out Denis Villeneuve and urge everyone in attendance to do the same.
This came asJohn called the visionary director"the best director you could ever work for."
Based on his reaction, its a moment that the filmmaker greatly appreciated, especially because it was unprompted.
Perhaps that will change at some point in the future.
