Guillermo del Toro will receive The Cinema Audio Society ‘s Filmmaker Award at the 2026 CAS Awards on March 7, the organization announced on Tuesday.
Credits of the Mexican-born filmmaker include Cronos (1993), Mimic (1997), The Devils’ Backbone (2001), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Hellboy (2004), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), — which won best picture and best director at the Academy Awards — Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and his upcoming Netflix feature Frankenstein .
Previous honorees of this award include Denis Villeneuve, J.J. Abrams, George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, Joe Wright, Jon Favreau, Taylor Hackford, Jonathan Demme, Richard Donner, Rob Marshall, Edward Zwick and Quentin Tarantino.
Guillermo del Toro will receive