Guillermo del Toro took the top prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards for “The Shape of Water,” adding to an award season haul that already includes a Golden Globe, a PGA Award, and multiple critics honors. His 1962 romantic fable is also up for 12 BAFTA Awards and 13 Oscars, and del Toro is expected to succeed Damien Chazelle as Best Director at both upcoming ceremonies.
Read More:Damien Chazelle Wins DGA Award for ‘La La Land,’ Oscars Will Follow
Chazelle presented del Toro with his DGA Award. “Inclusion is necessary, if not for any other reason [but] for the fact that we are not hearing the stories that need to be heard,” said del Toro. “If films are good — and they’ve been so great so far — can you imagine if we hear 100 percent, instead of 50 percent of the voices that need and must be heard?”
Since the first DGA Awards in...
Read More:Damien Chazelle Wins DGA Award for ‘La La Land,’ Oscars Will Follow
Chazelle presented del Toro with his DGA Award. “Inclusion is necessary, if not for any other reason [but] for the fact that we are not hearing the stories that need to be heard,” said del Toro. “If films are good — and they’ve been so great so far — can you imagine if we hear 100 percent, instead of 50 percent of the voices that need and must be heard?”
Since the first DGA Awards in...
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