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Does Guillermo del Toro<\/strong> have another monster awards contender on his hands?<\/p>\n Over the weekend, the acclaimed auteur debuted his much-anticipated Frankenstein<\/em> at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a 14-minute ovation that brought del Toro and the film\u2019s stars to tears. It was a familiar scene for the director, who premiered The Shape of Water<\/em> at Venice in 2017, where it drew rousing reviews and scored the Golden Lion before embarking on an impressive awards run culminating in four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.<\/p>\n More from Gold Derby<\/strong><\/p>\n Del Toro and Netflix, which produced the new incarnation of Mary Shelley<\/strong>‘s gothic horror classic, are no doubt hoping to follow the trajectory of that earlier film, a romantic riff on another iconic horror, The Creature From the Black Lagoon<\/em>.<\/p>\n But early critics haven\u2019t been as unanimous in their praise of Frankenstein<\/em> (expect more reviewers to weigh in ahead of its Oct. 17 theatrical debut), and based on early Gold Derby polling, del Toro\u2019s latest has an uphill climb to repeat the success of The Shape of Water<\/em>, which earned a leading 13 Oscar nominations in 2018. Given del Toro\u2019s industry status and Oscar track record, though, Frankenstein<\/em> should still be a force in key categories. Here\u2019s our breakdown of the film\u2019s Academy Award chances.<\/p>\n