Guillermo del Toro’s 'Pinocchio’ bags Golden Globe, makes Netflix first streamer to win Best Animated Feature
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro laid his hands on the Best Picture - Animated trophy at the 80th Golden Globe Awards for his film 'Pinocchio'. Taking home the Golden Globe for best animated feature film, 'Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio' just made Netflix the first streamer ever to win the category. Let us not forget, Del Toro made history for himself, too, as the first Latino winner.
Netflix's 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' is loosely based on the 1883 Italian novel 'The Adventures of Pinocchio' by Carlo Collodi, and strongly influenced by Gris Grimly's illustrations for a 2002 edition of the book, it reimagines the story of 'Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who comes to life as the son of his carver Geppetto. It is "a story of love and disobedience as Pinocchio struggles to live up to his father's expectations, learning the true meaning of life", set in Fascist Italy during the interwar period and World War II.
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, directed by del Toro and stop-motion vet Mark Gustafson for Netflix, won the Golden Globe for best-animated feature, a first in the category for a streaming service.
Taking the stage, del Toro enthused how happy he was being back at the event in person: “Some of us are drunk. What can be better?” “It’s been a great year for cinema … a great year for animation,” he said, receiving applause as he asserted, “Animation is cinema. It’s not a genre for kids. It’s a medium.” He saluted the work of the crew and cast saying, “we gave life and beauty and truth to a tale about life, loss, and belonging.”
The film received critical acclaim, garnering praise for its animation, visuals, music, story, and voice performances. The much-lauded stop-motion movie emerged beat the other four nominated movies in the category: 'Inu-Oh' (GKIDS), 'Marcel the Shell With Shoes On' (A24), 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' (DreamWorks), and 'Turning Red' (Pixar).