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Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern tribute 'Big Little Lies' director Jean-Marc Vallée after sudden death

Acclaimed Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée died suddenly this weekend at his cabin near Quebec City. He was 58 years old.

"His publicist, Bumble Ward, said his death had been unexpected," Livia Albeck-Ripka of The New York Times relayed. "Mr. Vallée was found on Sunday by friends who were going to visit him, said Lt. Benoit Richard, a spokesman for the Sûreté du Québec Police Department. The cause and further details were not immediately available."

Vallée is perhaps known best for directing Oscar darlings such as Dallas Buyers Club, for which he was almost nominated at the 86th Academy Awards for best achievement in film editing, and Wild. The Montreal native also directed smash HBO limited series Big Little Lies (2017-19) and Sharp Objects (2018). 

Tributes to Vallée are pouring out across social media, including from Big Little Lies stars Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Shailene Woodley. See below.

Megan Armstrong

Megan Armstrong (@megankarmstrong) is a writer whose work has appeared in places such as Billboard, GQ, Esquire, Bleacher Report, Uproxx, and others. Megan has also produced various podcasts and hosted a daily radio show at Mizzou. She grew up obsessed with sports — impressing adults by memorizing NFL statistics as a kindergartner — and grew into an obsession with music

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