Guillermo del Toro

Biography

Guillermo del Toro is the premier fantasist of contemporary cinema, a director whose love for monsters, fairy tales, and gothic horror has produced an extraordinary body of work. His Academy Award for Best Director for The Shape of Water (2017) — a love story between a woman and an amphibian creature — confirmed his unique place in cinema. Del Toro's films are deeply personal expressions of empathy for the monstrous and the marginalized, rooted in a lifelong love of dark fantasy.

Top Films

Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein and His Movies That Made Me