Part Two," director Denis Villeneuve did the unthinkable. He made a Hollywood sequel — really, the second part of his adaptation of Frank Herbert's influential 1965 novel — that was more satisfying than the first.

Denis Villeneuve has taken issue with the Academy Awards‘ decision to make Hans Zimmer‘s Dune: Part Two score ineligible. The 3x Oscar nominee commented on the sequel’s disqualification from the Best Original Score category after the Academy determined it featured too much music from Villeneuve’s original 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s novel.

Hans Zimmer, who won the Best Original Score Oscar for Dune in 2022, has been disqualified from the same category for Dune 2 at the Oscars this year.

Part Two score got tossed out of the Oscars race, the outrage was as loud as one of his signature drumlines. And now, Denis Villeneuve is stepping in to crank up the volume.

Not along ago it was revealed that Hans Zimmer's score for Dune Part 2 has been disqualified for upcoming Oscars 2025. Now the film's director Denis Villeneuve has expressed his displeasure over Academy Awards decision to deem the film's score ineligible.

Part Two' from the Best Original Score category, director Denis Villeneuve has voiced his disappointment that composer Hans Zimmer won't be bagging another accolade for his work on the blockbuster.