‘Dune: Part Two’ fans celebrate Grammys win amid Oscars disqualification

Fans of Dune: Part Two have been celebrating after it won the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media last night (February 2).

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The victory for the space epic’s soundtrack, composed by Hans Zimmer, came its disqualification from the Oscars after it was ruled ineligible due to the amount of music it carried over from the first Dune movie.

The rules from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which presents the Oscars, state: “In cases such as sequels and franchises from any media, the score must not use more than 20% of pre-existing themes and music borrowed from previous scores in the franchise.”

Dune 2 was still eligible for Grammy nominations, however, and it beat out American Fiction, Challengers, The Color Purple and Shōgun for the accolade. Also last night, it won five awards at the 52nd annual Saturn Awards.

Fans of the movie had a lot to say in response, with one on X (Twitter) describing it as having been “robbed” of an Oscar. Another wrote: “And it somehow is ineligible for the Oscars. Well it was the best score of 2024…at least the Grammys recognized that.”

One wrote, “Grammys recognizing dune part 2 more than the Academy,” while another user said, simply: “Tell the Oscars to SUCK IT.”

Deserved since it got robbed of the Oscar

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