Oscars a 'dream' come true for Montreal production designer who wins for 'Dune'

Canadians took home Oscars for best production design and short documentary film at a revamped Academy Awards ceremony Sunday that triumphant 'Dune' artist Patrice Vermette called 'a dream' come true.

Vermette won the best production design trophy for his work on Montreal director Denis Villeneuve's "Dune," which headed into the bash with the second most nominations at 10 and came away with six.

Vermette and Halifax director Ben Proudfoot each claimed their wins at an hour-long ceremony immediately before the star-studded broadcast where Villeneuve was one of several Canadians chasing hardware for best picture nominees “Dune,” “The Power of the Dog” and “Nightmare Alley.” Those films lost out on the top prize to the deaf family drama "CODA."

"I still can't believe it," Vermette said in a phone call from Los Angeles during the bash.

"We've been working so hard on this. (This movie) was Denis's dream since he was 13 years old, and to see everybody from 'Dune' getting recognition right now, it's all in Denis's honour and due to how he led the ship.