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Bill Brownstein\/ Montreal Gazette\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Denis Villeneuve didn\u2019t nab an Academy Award nomination for best director. Nor did Blade Runner 2049, Villeneuve\u2019s magnificently dystopian take on the original 1982 Ridley Scott film, get an Oscar nod for best film. Also shut out were the film\u2019s stars, Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.<\/p>\n

But the Quebec director is thrilled with the five technical nominations garnered by his ambitious, nearly three-hour-long sci-fi epic, which was budgeted at around $155 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel relieved \u2026 there was a lot of strong competition this year,\u201d Villeneuve said, following Tuesday morning\u2019s nominations announcements. \u201cIt was intense this year, because it was a cross mix between politics and art (of films that were being made). And I feel relieved that the movie has been recognized for its artistry and that we got five nominations. I never take things for granted. Until the very last second, I was praying for some nominations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told my family I would celebrate if we got five. And so I did celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The five nominations were for cinematography, sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects and production design. Villeneuve noted that there were many local and Canadian technical personnel involved in these categories, including Montreal-based Rodeo FX visual artists and production designer Dennis Grassner, a previous Oscar winner for Bugsy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nominations have put the spotlight on people who are usually in the shadows. Everybody hears about the actors, actresses and directors, but not about the people who work so hard in the shadows.<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, I am disappointed (about not getting best director or film nominations) \u2014 that\u2019s the truth,\u201d Villeneuve said. \u201cBut my hopes were small there, because the film didn\u2019t do well at the U.S. box office. It did well in the rest of the world, but when the film doesn\u2019t perform well at the U.S. box office, it\u2019s very uncommon to get (those) nominations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe movie is kind of a hybrid \u2014 half art-house, half blockbuster \u2014 and those movies aren\u2019t being made anymore. But it was acclaimed by film critics and was very well received in Hollywood,\u201d added Villeneuve, who has also directed such acclaimed Hollywood films as Sicario and Arrival, not to mention such Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois classics as Polytechnique and Incendies.<\/p>\n

Villeneuve, who is at work on a new adaptation of Frank Herbert\u2019s sci-fi classic Dune and who turned down the opportunity to direct the next James Bond caper, Bond 25, has no regrets whatsoever about his Blade Runner 2049 experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen, I had the time of my life making the movie I did. I took a lot of risks \u2014 and one of them was that it was considered a brainy and long movie,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I was crossing all my fingers this morning and feel so deeply relieved and deeply pleased about the film getting those nominations and being recognized for its artistic strength \u2026 It\u2019s a nice way to end this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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