VIDEO : Del Toro Praises Oscars For Celebrating Horror Films

Director Guillermo del Toro is praising the Oscars for nominating two original horror movies for multiple categories.
Del Toro?s film "The Shape of Water" has received 13 Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director.
Jordan Peele's horror movie "Get Out" received a total of 4 Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director.
Del Toro said, ?It?s a landmark year. I say this because Jordan Peele and myself... have taken the genre and each brought a very different, very personal take."
The director added, ?This is the year in which the genre takes its place on the stage without being backed by a bestselling book or a literary classic."