With his adaptation of the classic fairy tale pinocchio, Guillermo del Toro presented Netflix with the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The film, which the Mexican director is producing and directing with Mark Gustafson, won the award at a gala held at his usual venue, the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Jimmy Kimmell.

A frame-by-frame version of Guillermo del Toro’s classic about Carlo Collodi won acclaim. Net from pixars, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish from Dreamworks to another Netflix product sea ​​monster already Marseille Shell with shoesanother film that uses the stop-motion animation technique.

“Animation is cinema, it’s not a genre just for kids, it’s a medium and she’s ready to take it to the next level. Let’s keep the animation inside the conversation,” the Mexican said as he collected the award, which he dedicated to his wife, children and parents.

pinocchio Thus, Guillermo del Toro’s triumphant career ends with an awards season in which, among other awards, he received the British BAFTA Award in his category, the Critics Choice Award or the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Film. In addition, the film received five Annie Awards, the so-called Oscars of the World of Animation.

This is the third Oscar for Del Toro, who has already established himself as the great winner of 2018. Young water womantape, with which he won the award for best film and best director.