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.

Director Denis Villeneuve expressed displeasure over Academy Awards making Hans Zimmer's score for Dune: Part Two ineligible. The Oscars deemed the score unfit for the category as the sequel featured much of its score from the first film released in 2021.

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.