Oscar Isaac, Guillermo del Toro and Jacob Elordi accept the Visionary Award onstage during the 37th annual Palm Springs International Film Awards on Jan. 3 in Palm Springs. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Guillermo del Toro emotionally announced the passing of his brother while being honored at the Palm Springs Film Awards on Saturday. The director, on hand to receive the Visionary Award at the annual star-studded event, was joined on stage by his Frankenstein stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi and Mia Goth, as he spoke about how, at 61 years old, "I've come to believe that everybody's born with one or two songs to sing. That's it, and we keep repeating them and repeating them until we get them sort of right. And Frankenstein was the song I was born to sing." Related Stories Movies 2026 Oscars Shortlists Revealed Movies How Hollywood Fell for Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein': "I've Never in 30 Years Had This Reaction" Del Toro told the crowd at the Palm Springs Convention Center how he approached the iconic tale by "making it about fatherhood and forgiveness, because I believe that we want to be forgiven and forgive. And now, very recently, something has became very clear to me. Three days ago, I lost my older brother but I'm here, and I'm here because the film speaks about a condition that is purely human; that is proved by the final phase in the film, which says the heart may break and the broken live on. Even a broken heart pumps the blood and keeps you going." "My brother and I played Victor and the creature on many moments in our lives," he said in reference to Frankenstein's two main characters, and "many years ago, we granted each other love and granted each other peace. So I'm here for family." The filmmaker - who skipped the event's red carpet - didn't reveal his brother's name or any details about his death, but announced "I may be absent at a few functions this [awards] season, but not this one. I'm here because this is family," as he gestured to his stars. "Life gives you a family on the way." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Zootopia 2 Box Office: 'Avatar 3' Flies Past $1B, Sleeper Hit 'The Housemaid' Delivers Sydney Sweeney a Win Palm Spring International Film Festival Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Palm Springs Film Fest Awards Gala movie theaters Leonardo DiCaprio Questions if "People Still Have the Appetite" for Movie Theaters Rambling Reporter Who Aren't You Wearing? The "Oscars of Porn" Has Its Own Red Carpet Season Heat Vision Ryan Coogler Recalls Chadwick Boseman Sneaking Into a Press Event to Meet Him Before 'Black Panther' Critics Choice Awards Meet the Kids Battling it Out for This Year's Critics Choice Award Zootopia 2 Box Office: 'Avatar 3' Flies Past $1B, Sleeper Hit 'The Housemaid' Delivers Sydney Sweeney a Win Palm Spring International Film Festival Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Palm Springs Film Fest Awards Gala movie theaters Leonardo DiCaprio Questions if "People Still Have the Appetite" for Movie Theaters Rambling Reporter Who Aren't You Wearing? The "Oscars of Porn" Has Its Own Red Carpet Season Heat Vision Ryan Coogler Recalls Chadwick Boseman Sneaking Into a Press Event to Meet Him Before 'Black Panther' Critics Choice Awards Meet the Kids Battling it Out for This Year's Critics Choice Award