Editing Gods and Monsters (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Gods and Monsters
| image          = Gods and Monsters poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Bill Condon]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* [[Paul Colichman]]
* [[Gregg Fienberg]]
* Mark R. Harris
}}
| screenplay     = Bill Condon
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Father of Frankenstein]]''|[[Christopher Bram]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ian McKellen]]
* [[Brendan Fraser]]
* [[Lynn Redgrave]]
* [[Lolita Davidovich]]
}}
| music          = [[Carter Burwell]]
| cinematography = [[Stephen M. Katz (cinematographer)|Stephen M. Katz]]
| editing        = Virginia Katz
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Showtime Networks|Showtime]]
* Flashpoint<ref>{{cite web |title=Gods and Monsters |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilm/films/gods-and-monsters/ |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
* [[BBC Films]]
* [[Here Media|Regent Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* [[Lionsgate Films|Lions Gate Films]] (United States)
* Downtown Pictures (United Kingdom)<ref>{{cite web|title=Gods and Monsters (1998)|work=[[BBFC]]|access-date=2 April 2021|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/gods-and-monsters-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmju1nzi}}</ref>
}}
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1998|1|21|[[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|1998|11|04|United States|1999|3|26|United Kingdom}}
| runtime        = 105 minutes
| country        = {{plainlist|
* United Kingdom
* United States
}}
| language       = English
| budget         = $10 million<ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=godsandmonsters.htm|title=Gods and Monsters (1998)|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=July 6, 2011|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606225324/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=godsandmonsters.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $6.5 million<ref name=BOM/>
}}

'''''Gods and Monsters''''' is a 1998 [[historical drama|period drama]] film written and directed by [[Bill Condon]], based on [[Christopher Bram]]'s 1995 novel ''[[Father of Frankenstein]]''. The film stars [[Ian McKellen]], [[Brendan Fraser]], [[Lynn Redgrave]], [[Lolita Davidovich]], and [[David Dukes]]. Its plot is a partly fictionalized account of the last days of the life of film director [[James Whale]] (McKellen), known for directing ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' (1931) and ''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]'' (1935). A veteran of [[World War I]], the aged Whale develops a complicated relationship with his gardener, Clayton Boone (Fraser), a fictitious character originally created by Bram for the source novel.

An international co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, ''Gods and Monsters'' is produced by [[Paul Colichman]], [[Gregg Fienberg]], and Mark R. Harris; [[Clive Barker]] served as executive producer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/gods-and-monsters-1200452505/#!|title=Gods and Monsters|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 24, 1998|accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/1998/11/from-candyman-to-frankenstein-bill-condon-talks-gods-and-monsters-82502/|title=From Candyman to Frankenstein, Bill Condon Talks "Gods and Monsters"|last=Kaufman|first=Anthony|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=November 11, 1998|accessdate=May 13, 2021|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514010238/https://www.indiewire.com/1998/11/from-candyman-to-frankenstein-bill-condon-talks-gods-and-monsters-82502/|url-status=live}}</ref> As well as featuring reconstructions of the production of the ''Bride of Frankenstein'', the film's title is derived from a scene in ''Bride of Frankenstein'', in which the character [[Dr. Pretorius]] toasts [[Dr. Frankenstein]], "To a new world of gods and monsters!"

''Gods and Monsters'' was nominated for three [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for McKellen and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Redgrave, and won for [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]].<ref name="Oscars1999" /> Despite receiving positive reviews, the film was a [[box-office bomb|box office failure]]. It was later adapted as a play of the same name which premiered in London at the [[Southwark Playhouse]] in February 2015.

==Plot==
In the 1950s, [[James Whale]], the director of ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]'', has retired. Whale lives with his long-time housemaid, Hanna, who loyally cares for him but disapproves of his [[homosexuality]]. He has suffered a series of [[stroke]]s that have left him fragile and tormented by memories: growing up as a poor outcast, his tragic [[World War I]] service, and the filming of ''Bride of Frankenstein''. Whale slips into his past and indulges in his fantasies, reminiscing about gay pool parties and sexually teasing an embarrassed, starstruck fan. He battles [[depression (mood)|depression]], and at times contemplates [[suicide]], as he realizes his life, his attractiveness, and his health are slipping away.

Whale befriends his young, handsome gardener, Clayton Boone, and the two begin a sometimes uneasy friendship as Boone poses for Whale's sketches. The two men bond while discussing their lives and dealing with Whale's spells of disorientation and weakness from the strokes. Boone, impressed with Whale's fame, watches ''Bride of Frankenstein'' on television as his friends mock the movie, his friendship with Whale, and Whale's intentions.

Boone assures Whale that he is straight and receives Whale's assurance that there is no sexual interest, but Boone storms out when Whale graphically discusses his sexual history. Boone later returns with the agreement that no such "locker room" discussions occur again. Boone is invited to escort Whale to a party hosted by [[George Cukor]] for [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]]. There, a photo op has been arranged for Whale with "his Monsters": [[Boris Karloff]] and [[Elsa Lanchester]] from "ancient" movie fame. This event exacerbates Whale's depression. A sudden rainstorm becomes an excuse to leave.

Back at Whale's home, Boone needs a dry change of clothes. Whale can only find a sweater, so Boone wears a towel wrapped around his waist. Whale decides to try to sketch Boone one more time. After some minutes, he shows his sketches to Boone, disclosing that he has lost his ability to draw. After Boone drops his towel to pose nude, Whale makes him wear a [[World War I gas mask]] and then uses the opportunity to make a sexual advance on Boone, kissing his shoulder and neck, and forcefully reaches for his genitals. An enraged Boone fights off Whale, who confesses that this had been his plan and begs Boone to kill him to relieve him of his suffering. Boone refuses, puts Whale to bed, then sleeps downstairs. The next morning, Hanna is alarmed when she cannot find Whale, prompting a search by Boone and Hanna. Boone finds Whale floating dead in the pool as a distraught Hanna runs out, clutching a [[suicide note]]. Boone and Hanna agree that he should disappear from the scene to avoid a scandal.

A decade later, Boone and his son, Michael, watch ''Bride of Frankenstein'' on television. Michael is skeptical of his father's claim that he knew Whale, but Boone produces a sketch of the Frankenstein monster drawn by Whale, and signed, "To Clayton. Friend?". Boone later walks down a street at night in the rain, miming the movements of Frankenstein's monster.

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Ian McKellen]] as [[James Whale]]
** [[Brandon Kleyla]] as young James Whale
** Kent George as 25-year-old James Whale
* [[Brendan Fraser]] as Clayton Boone
* [[Lynn Redgrave]] as Hanna
* [[Lolita Davidovich]] as Betty
* [[David Dukes]] as [[David Lewis (producer)|David Lewis]]
* [[Kevin J. O'Connor (actor)|Kevin J. O'Connor]] as Harry
* [[Mark Kiely]] as Dwight
* [[Jack Plotnick]] as Edmund Kay
* [[Rosalind Ayres]] as [[Elsa Lanchester]]
* [[Jack Betts]] as [[Boris Karloff]]
* [[Matt McKenzie]] as [[Colin Clive]]
* [[Martin Ferrero]] as [[George Cukor]]
* Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy as [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]]
* [[Pamela Salem]] as Sarah Whale
* Amir Aboulela as [[Frankenstein's monster|The Monster]]
* Marlon Braccia as Starlet [[Elizabeth Taylor]]
* [[Jesse James (actor)|Jesse James]] as Michael Boone
* [[Arthur Dignam]] as [[Ernest Thesiger]] ''(uncredited)''
}}

==Reception==
''Gods and Monsters'' received positive reviews from critics, with McKellen's, Fraser's and Redgrave's performances singled out for particular praise. ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'' called it "not a complicated film, but warm and clever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/70306/gods_and_monsters.html|title=Gods and Monsters|work=Time Out|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091317/http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/70306/gods_and_monsters.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>

The film has a 96% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critical consensus states: "''Gods and Monsters'' is a spellbinding, confusing piece of semi-fiction, featuring fine performances; McKellen leads the way, but Redgrave and Fraser don't lag far behind."<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|gods_and_monsters|Gods and Monsters}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{Metacritic film|title=Gods and Monsters}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[71st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref name="Oscars1999">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/71st-winners.html |title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners |access-date=19 November 2011 |work=Oscars.org |archive-date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202023627/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/71st-winners.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Ian McKellen]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Lynn Redgrave]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published]]
| [[Bill Condon]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Awards Circuit Community Awards
| Best Actor in a Leading Role
| Ian McKellen
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| rowspan="2"| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Bram Stoker Award]]s<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Bram Stoker Nominees & Winners|url=http://www.horror.org/awards/stokerwinnom.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017123348/http://www.horror.org/awards/stokerwinnom.htm|archive-date=2017-10-17|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Horror Writers Association}}</ref>
| [[Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Alex Proyas]] for ''[[Dark City (1998 film)|Dark City]]''.}}
|-
| [[52nd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1999/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1999 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=1999 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1999}} |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307174641/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1999/film |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[British Independent Film Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[BIFA Award for Best British Independent Film|Best British Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Independent Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film|Best Actor]]
| rowspan="2"| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1998|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |title=1988-2013 Award Winner Archives |website=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |date=January 2013 |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410183233/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Chicago International Film Festival]]
| Best Feature (Audience Choice Award)
| Bill Condon
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Movie
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Director
| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor
| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| [[Brendan Fraser]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[4th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1998.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1998 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212034409/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1998.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Ian McKellen {{small|(also for ''[[Apt Pupil (film)|Apt Pupil]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1998|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Deauville American Film Festival]]
| Grand Prix
| rowspan="2"| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|-
| International Critics' Award
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Film Critics Circle of Australia|Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1998|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1998-ffcc-award-winners/ |title=1998 FFCC AWARD WINNERS |website=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110102838/http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1998-ffcc-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Ian McKellen {{small|(also for ''[[Apt Pupil (film)|Apt Pupil]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Film Fest Ghent|Ghent International Film Festival]]
| FIPRESCI Prize
| rowspan="2"| Bill Condon
| {{won}}
|-
| Audience Award
| {{won}}
|-
| [[GLAAD Media Award]]s
| colspan="2"| [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release|Outstanding Film – Wide Release]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[56th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/gods-and-monsters |title=Gods and Monsters – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1999}} |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803101424/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/gods-and-monsters |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[14th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2021_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_063021.pdf |title=36 Years of Nominees and Winners |website=[[Independent Spirit Awards]] |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813204435/https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2021_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_063021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film|Best Feature]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]]
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[International Horror Guild Award]]s
| colspan="2"| Best Movie
| {{won}}
|-
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1990-99/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 1990-99 |website=kcfcc.org |date=14 December 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034214/https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1990-99/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Actor
| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 1999|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year|British Supporting Actress of the Year]]
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1998 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/Years/1998.php |title=The 24th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |website=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627181702/http://www.lafca.net/Years/1998.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music|Best Music Score]]
| [[Carter Burwell]]
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1998|National Board of Review Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1996/ |title=1996 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817132551/https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1996/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|5th Place}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| rowspan="5"| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |website=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=19 December 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151017103247/http://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[1998 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1998 |title=New York Film Critics Circle Awards: 1998 Awards |website=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |year=1999 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|NYFCC|1999}} |archive-date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321174032/https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1998 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| Online Film & Television Association Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/3rd-annual-film-awards-1998/ |title=3rd Annual Film Awards (1998) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200420111643/http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/3rd-annual-film-awards-1998/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Drama Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Drama Actress
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium
| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Drama Ensemble
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Awards 1998|Online Film Critics Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/1998-awards-2nd-annual/ |title=1998 Awards (2nd Annual) |website=[[Online Film Critics Society]] |date=3 January 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121121446/https://ofcs.org/awards/1998-awards-2nd-annual/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[10th Golden Laurel Awards|Producers Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Madigan|first1=Nick|title=Producers tap 'Ryan'; Kelly, Hanks TV winners|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/pvt-1st-class-1117491899/|access-date=September 22, 2017|work=Variety|date=March 3, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923124450/http://variety.com/1999/film/news/pvt-1st-class-1117491899/|archive-date=September 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures]]
| [[Paul Colichman]], [[Gregg Fienberg]] and Mark R. Harris
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1998|San Diego Film Critics Society Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]]
| [[Golden Shell]]
| rowspan="2"| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|-
| Special Jury Prize
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''Where the Heart Is''.}}
|-
| [[Silver Shell for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[3rd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml|archive-date=1 February 2008}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Adapted]]
| Bill Condon
| {{won}}
|-
| [[24th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |work=[[Saturn Awards]].org |access-date=May 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184217/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=September 14, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[The President's Memorial Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[5th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/5th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Nominees and Recipients |website=[[Screen Actors Guild]] |access-date=16 September 2016 |year=1999 |ref={{harvid|SAG|1999}} |archive-date=20 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920194610/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/5th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Ian McKellen
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| Lynn Redgrave
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Seattle International Film Festival]]
| Best Director
| Bill Condon
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| SESC Film Festival
| Best Foreign Actor (Critics Award)
| rowspan="4"| Ian McKellen
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Foreign Actor (Audience Award)
| {{won}}
|-
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sefca.net/winners#/1998 |title=1998 SEFA Awards |website=sefca.net |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206141119/https://www.sefca.net/winners/#/1998 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Actor
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 1998|Toronto Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://torontofilmcritics.com/past-award-winners/ |title=TFCA Past Award Winners |website=[[Toronto Film Critics Association]] |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223152030/https://torontofilmcritics.com/past-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| [[USC Scripter Award]]s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://libraries.usc.edu/scripter/past-scripter-awards |title=Past Scripter Awards |website=[[USC Scripter Award]] |access-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222132728/https://libraries.usc.edu/scripter/past-scripter-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Bill Condon <small>(screenwriter)</small>; [[Christopher Bram]] <small>(author)</small>
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| Voices in the Shadow Dubbing Festival
| Best Male Voice
| [[Sergio Graziani]] {{small|(for the dubbing of Ian McKellen)}}
| {{won}}
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| [[51st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners2 |title=WGA Awards: Previous Nominees and Winners |website=[[Writers Guild of America Award]] |year=1999 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|WGA|1999}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307145015/http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners2 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published]]
| Bill Condon
| {{nom}}
|}

==Real life basis==
James Whale had several men (and women) pose nude for him, and some of these are shown in the making-of featurette. Several of his paintings were bought by a collector and loaned to the studio for the making of this film.

Whale suffered from strokes towards the end of his life, which affected his mental abilities, and he was found dead in his pool.<ref>{{cite web |title=James Whale&nbsp;— Directing "Horror" With Style |url=http://www.pictureshowman.com/articles_personalities_whale.cfm |publisher=The Picture Showman |access-date=March 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310035935/http://www.pictureshowman.com/articles_personalities_whale.cfm |archive-date=March 10, 2009 }}</ref> There were rumours that this was a homicide, but the evidence only pointed at suicide.<ref>{{cite web |title= James Whale |url= http://eric.b.olsen.tripod.com/whale.html |publisher= Eric B Olsen |access-date= March 7, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090211174422/http://eric.b.olsen.tripod.com/whale.html |archive-date= February 11, 2009 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref>

In the documentary included on the DVD and in interviews, novelist Christopher Bram explains that the character of Clayton Boone is completely fictitious.<ref>{{cite web|title=Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram|date=18 May 2005|url=http://oldmolekboo.blogspot.com/2005/05/father-of-frankenstein-by-_112749753689355857.html|publisher=KBOO FM|access-date=March 7, 2009|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708055418/http://oldmolekboo.blogspot.com/2005/05/father-of-frankenstein-by-_112749753689355857.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.godsandmonsters.net/}}
* {{IMDb title|0120684|Gods and Monsters}}
* {{mojo title|godsandmonsters|Gods and Monsters}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|gods_and_monsters|Gods and Monsters}}
* {{Metacritic film|title=Gods and Monsters}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101001011553/http://arsenalpulp.com/bookinfo.php?index=306%2F ''Gods and Monsters'': A Queer Film Classic]

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