Villeneuve has a complicated history with the Oscars heading into the 97th Academy Awards.
Villeneuve’s performance throughout the awards season is a reflection of this.
His most notable nominations to date came from the Critics Choice Awards and BAFTA Awards.
He missed out on the Golden Globes entirely.
That’s a massive blow to his hopes of winning the Oscar.
The 1948 Best Director Oscar winner, John Huston, was not nominated at the DGAs the same year.
History proves that a DGA Best Director nomination is imperative to winning the Oscar.
Villeneuve’s loss is their gain when it comes to being among thepredicted 2025 Oscars nominees.
This has often come down to recognizing more international filmmakers in the directing category.
Both of these trends mean Villeneuve could find enough favor then to get nominated.
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