Denis Villeneuve's major sci-fi blockbuster Dune: Part Two is hoping to make a major splash at the 2025 Oscars, but how many nominations and wins will it actually get? Frank Herbert's iconic novel's return to the big screen turned it into a major awards contender in 2022 thanks to how Villeneuve executed his vision. The result was Dune received 10 Oscar nominations and won six categories. That put significant pressure on Dune 2 to replicate the awards season success of the first film or even surpass it by securing Villeneuve a Best Director nomination.

Thanks to the reception to Dune 2, there is every expectation that the movie will be nominated at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025. It's a major box office hit - grossing $714 million worldwide - and well-received by critics and audiences with 92% and 95% scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Although it came out almost exactly one year before the 2025 Oscars,...