Actor Josh Brolin and filmmaker Christopher Miller recently reacted to director Denis Villeneuve being left out of the Best Director running for his work on Dune: Part 2.

What did Brolin and Miller say about Villeneuve’s snub?

In an Instagram story shortly after the Oscar nominations had been announced, Brolin — who starred in both Dune films — congratulated the team behind the movie on the nominations they did earn, but also said he would now have to quit acting, a joke referring to a previous comment he made about what would happen if Villeneuve didn’t get nominated.

“Just want to say congratulations on the ‘Dune’ best picture nomination, to Greig Fraser on cinematography, for best visual effects, for Patrice [Vermett] on production design and for sound,” Brolin’s story read. “Apparently, I am going to quit acting because Denis Villeneuve didn’t get nominated. This is just how this thing works. It makes no sense to me. That’s okay. [Editor] Joe Walker and Denis, you deserve it. It’s an amazing film. It was even better than the first one. The people who have gotten accolades surely deserve it. Happy to be a part of it. Congrats everyone.”

On X, Miller — who directed Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie, and also co-wrote the Spider-Man Spider-Verse movies, amongst other work — also expressed shock that Villeneuve was left out of the running, saying that what he did on Dune: Part 2 was “masterful.”

Despite not being nominated for Best Director, Villeneueve’s sequel still earned five total Oscar nominations, including ones for Best Picture, Best Cinematography (Greig Fraser), Best Production Design (Patrice Vermette), Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.