'Dune' rules at Oscars 2022: Film lifts 6 trophies, Timothee Chalamet sizzles 'shirtless' on the red carpet

Timothee Chalamet-starrer sci-fi epic 'Dune' is winning big at the Oscars night. The film, based on Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 novel by the same name has already lifted six trophies at the Academy Awards and for all Chalamet fans, it is a moment to cherish as the man has stepped out on the Oscars red carpet sans a shirt, wearing a sequined Louis Vuitton blazer and complementary black pants with Cartier jewels.

The 94th Academy Awards got underway Sunday off-camera, with the first eight awards on the night being handed out at the Dolby Theatre before the start of the ABC telecast.

'Dune' got out to an early lead, winning for production design, editing, sound and for Hans Zimmer's score. Though it's not favored in the top awards, 'Dune' — the biggest blockbuster of this year's 10 best-picture nominees — was widely expected to clean up in technical categories. However, beyond the technical awards, Greig Fraser won an Oscar for the Best Cinematography and the film also lifted the Best Visual Effects Oscar.


After two years of pandemic, and beneath a warm California sun Sunday, a Hollywood rite of glamour again got into swing as the Academy Awards began earlier today. The early hour of awards was one of many shifts, both slight and tectonic, around this year's ceremony. After a socially distanced 2021 edition, the Academy Awards are trying to recapture their exalted place in pop culture with a revamped telecast that's expected to see a streaming service win best picture for the first time.

The film industry recovered significantly from the pandemic in 2021, but despite one of the biggest hits in years in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' the rebound has been fitful. The global movie industry sold about half the tickets last year as it did two years ago, $21.3 billion in 2021 compared to $42.3 billion in 2019, according to the Motion Picture Association.

Hollywood pushed more of its top films directly into homes than ever before; half of this year's 10 best-picture nominees were streamed at or very near release. Even the film academy shifted entirely to a streaming platform for voters, rather than DVD screeners.