2006

AS GUILLERMO DEL TORO stood on the stage of the Dolby Theatre in February 2018, holding his Best Picture Oscar aloft for , it’s important to remember that this wasn’t his first awards rodeo. Eleven years prior, he had already shattered the glass ceiling of fantasy films and rode roughshod over the notion that the Academy has disdain won three Oscars, including a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Not bad for a deeply personal Spanish-language film featuring fairies, fauns and fascists. Here, Doug Jones, del Toro’s long-time friend and collaborator, who played two roles in the film — the Faun and the chilling Pale Man — reflects on del Toro’s masterpiece.