Guillermo del Toro

Yorgos Lanthimos's "The Favourite," an absurdist period comedy about two cousins courting the favor of Queen Anne in 18th century England, has won the jury prize - essentially the silver medal - at the 75th Venice Film Festival.

Olivia Colman won best actress for her role as the queen.

On Sunday night, Jimmy Kimmel welcomed us to the 90th Academy Awards—a landmark evening that made history in a variety of wayseven before the first awards were handed out—with an opening monologue that balanced biting, Time's Up-moment jokes with more standard, glad-handing humor.

Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance "The Shape of Water" took home best movie at the Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 20, putting it in pole position for Oscars glory in March.

The film, The Shape of Water (2017), by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, was awarded the United States and Canadian American Film Critics Award, Critics Choice, in the Best Film category, said BGNews.

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water," a dark fairy tale in which a mute cleaning lady falls in love with an aquatic creature, won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 9.

This year's edition of the oldest film festival will be opened in Venice. Reports Btv. 

The forum will be opened with screening of the American director Alexander Payne's film "Little Big Life". It will compete for the grand prize "Golden Lion" with 20 other films, including the drama of Guillermo del Toro's "The Form of the Water" and the thriller "Mother" by Darren Aronofsky.

Oscar nominees for the 89th annual awards were announced on Jan.  24 during a live-streamed event filmed in six cities around the globe.

Oscar nominees for the 89th annual awards were announced on Jan.  24 during a live-streamed event filmed in six cities around the globe.

Fans of horror movies are some of the most loyal among the various film genres. The constant sense of anticipation about that unexpected scene where the villainous character pops out of nowhere, amid an eerie and dark atmosphere, coupled with the scary music in the background feeds their desire to continue watching.

'Crimson Peak,' which premieres around the world this month, borrows strongly from Del Toro's love of Edgar Allen Poe stories and their complex reflections on human psychology.Haunted house movies are a Hollywood trope. But the latest about to hit screens, by director Guillermo del Toro, promises a lusher, more gothic fantasy than most, with a sentimental heart.