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Desplat Blasts Del Toro's Oscar Snub
23 Jan
Summary
- Composer Alexandre Desplat finds Guillermo del Toro's Oscar snub strange.
- Frankenstein received nominations for Best Picture and Screenplay.
- Del Toro was omitted despite guiding all creative film departments.
Composer Alexandre Desplat has voiced his strong reaction to Guillermo del Toro's surprising omission from the Best Director Oscar nominations for the film Frankenstein.
Desplat described the situation as "very strange," especially considering Frankenstein's broader Academy recognition, which includes nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay. He highlighted the apparent contradiction of a film receiving major Oscar attention while its director is overlooked.
Speaking from his studio, Desplat emphasized that a director's absence from nominations is particularly hard to reconcile when the film itself is celebrated by the Academy. He noted that del Toro had guided every creative department, making the exclusion even more inexplicable.
