Mexican director Guillermo del Toro joins the ranks of cinematic greats David Lean, Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, and Martin Scorsese in receiving the British Film Institute’s highest accolade, the BFI Fellowship.

The BFI announced today that the director of The Shape of Water , Pan’s Labyrinth and Frankenstein will receive the honor in recognition of “his extraordinary contribution to film and the distinctive artistry that runs through his work across animation and live action, and as a Mexican filmmaker, in both Spanish and English.”

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro joins the ranks of cinematic greats David Lean, Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, and Martin Scorsese in receiving the British Film Institute’s highest accolade, the BFI Fellowship.

The BFI announced today

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