Zendaya to seek best actress Oscar for Dune: Part Three
Zendaya moves from the supporting race to lead actress for her role as Chani, Warner Bros. and her representatives declined to comment.
Zendaya will campaign for Oscar consideration in the lead actress category for her role as Chani in Dune: Part Three, according to Variety. In the first two Dune films, she was positioned in the supporting actress category.
Warner Bros. and Zendaya's representatives declined to comment on the campaign.
The film is set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium. It stars Timothée Chalamet, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Charlotte Rampling and Isaach de Bankolé. Denis Villeneuve directs.
Warner Bros. will release Dune: Part Three in theaters and Imax on Dec. 18.
An awards record away from Arrakis
Zendaya won two Emmys for her role as Rue in the HBO Max drama Euphoria, becoming the youngest two-time winner in the lead drama actress category, and picked up a Golden Globe in 2023 for the same role. In 2025, she earned two Golden Globe nominations for Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, one for lead actress in a comedy and another as a producer when the film was nominated for best picture (musical or comedy). An Oscar nomination this year would be her first.
Quick answers
When does Dune: Part Three come out?
Warner Bros. will release the film in theaters and Imax on Dec. 18.
Which Oscar category is Zendaya campaigning in for Dune: Part Three?
She will campaign in the lead actress category, after being positioned in the supporting actress category for the first two films.
Who stars in Dune: Part Three?
The cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Charlotte Rampling and Isaach de Bankolé.