The Gotham Film & Media Institute will honor Denis Villeneuve with the Gotham Director Tribute for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune: Part Two at the 34th annual Gotham Awards Ceremony.
The event, which kicks off awards season, takes place live and in person on Dec. 2024 at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC.
The Director Tribute was created by The Gotham to recognize visionary talents that are responsible for bringing some of audiences’ most beloved films to life. With the Director Tribute, The Gotham will honor Villeneuve’s “remarkable worldbuilding and storytelling prowess in Dune: Part Two,” the org said.
“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,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute.
“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.”
Dune: Part Two,starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya completes the cautionary tale of Paul Atreides’ rise to power. Vengeance, prophecy, fervent followers and political manipulation lead Paul to abandon the pull of love and his conscience to accept a fate he knows will destroy so much.
The director’s Dune (2021), adapted from the first half of Frank Herbert’s renowned sci-fi novel of the same name, was both critically acclaimed and a box office hit, winning six Oscars and earning four additional nominations, including Best Motion Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Beyond the Dune franchise, The French Canadian film director and writer is best known for his feature films Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Arrival (2016), and Sicario (2015).
Following its world premiere in London in February, Warner Bros. Pictures released Dune: Part Two in theaters nationwide March 1.
