Overview
- Accepting the Visionary Award at the Palm Springs Film Awards, del Toro told the audience his older brother died three days earlier.
- He skipped the event’s red carpet, appeared onstage with Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth, and said he may miss some upcoming awards events.
- Del Toro connected Frankenstein’s focus on parenthood and forgiveness to his relationship with his brother, saying they had given each other love and peace.
- At the Critics Choice Awards, Frankenstein won four prizes, including supporting actor for Jacob Elordi, plus makeup and hairstyling, costume design, and production design.
- Some outlets identified the brother as Federico del Toro Gómez, and institutions including the Universidad de Guadalajara offered condolences as details remain private.