Denis Villeneuve will receive Gotham Awards Director Tribute for his work on ‘Dune: Part Two’
The Gotham Awards are giving filmmaker Denis Villeneuve‘s Oscar campaign a shot in the arm. They have announced that he will receive their Director Tribute for his “remarkable worldbuilding and storytelling prowess” in crafting the blockbuster film “Dune: Part Two.” All Gotham winners will be presented on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film and Media Institute, said in a statement, “Denis Villeneuve has masterfully adapted Frank Herbert‘s classic, first with 2021’s ‘Dune’ and now with ‘Dune: Part Two,’ creating a visually stunning and narratively complex conclusion to this tale in a manner that has captivated everyone from critics to audiences to devoted fans. The Gotham is honored to present Villeneuve — a visionary who has redefined the genre for modern audiences — with The Director Tribute. This recognition celebrates not only his recent accomplishments but also his remarkable journey as a filmmaker, which began nearly 30 years ago and has included such early classics as ‘Incendies,’ a project we were proud to support through our IFP Week program in partnership with Telefilm Canada.”
Villeneuve is a three-time Oscar nominee. He picked up a Best Director bid for “Arrival” (2016), and then he scored dual Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay noms for “Dune: Part One” (2021). But despite “Dune” winning a remarkable six Oscars out of 10 nominations, Villeneuve was left out of the Best Director race. This year also looks like it might be a close call for the French-Canadian auteur. We currently rank him sixth for Best Director with 8/1 odds based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. Perhaps we’ll see him rise back into the lineup upon accepting this honor.