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    Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” To Receive Gotham Vanguard Tribute At The Gotham Film Awards

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    Guillermo del Toro (l) and Oscar Isaac on the set of "Frankenstein" (photo courtesy of Netflix)
    NEW YORK --

    Frankenstein (Netflix), written and directed by Oscar®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, will receive The Gotham Vanguard Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony, taking place on Monday, December 1, 2025 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. With this tribute, The Gotham will honor the enduring impact of Mary Shelley’s story and celebrate del Toro, Isaac and Elordi for their bold reimagining of this timeless tale.

    “Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ has captivated audiences for more than 200 years, and Guillermo del Toro’s epic adaptation reminds us why this story continues to endure,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute. “Guillermo, Oscar, and Jacob have created something truly breathtaking–a film that honors the literary legacy while boldly exploring profound questions about what it means to be human. Their collaboration embodies the melding of creativity, talent, and vision that The Gotham aspires to celebrate.”

    The Vanguard Tribute was established to recognize pioneering films that push the boundaries of cinema through fearless artistic choices. Isaac plays the brilliant but tortured scientist Victor Frankenstein, who embarks on an ego-driven quest to bring new life into this world, resulting in the Creature, played by BAFTA-nominee Elordi, whose very existence provokes questions about what it really means to be a monster.

    The sprawling epic takes viewers from the remote reaches of the Arctic to the bloody battlefields of 19th-century Europe, as Frankenstein and his Creature go on their own search for meaning in a world that can seem quite mad. Also starring Mia Goth as the luminous Elizabeth and two-time Oscar®-winner Christoph Waltz, del Toro’s Frankenstein is a reminder of how, at heart, we are all creatures, lost and found.

    Filmmaker del Toro has a long history with The Gotham, having been honored in 2006 with the Director Tribute alongside Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu. Isaac is a three-time Gotham nominee for Outstanding Performance, and Elordi is being recognized by The Gotham for the first time.

    Frankenstein, which had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, will be in select theaters October 17 and globally on Netflix come November 7.

    Winners of the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards will be honored during the awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in December. Nominees will be announced on October 28.

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