| The Shape of Water | |
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| 13 Nominations / 4 Wins | |
| Year | 2017 |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro |
| Writer | Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor |
| Starring | Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer |
| 90th Academy Awards | |
The Shape of Water is a 2017 American fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. The film was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered and it also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was relesed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Wins
- Best Director — Guillermo del Toro
- Best Original Score — Alexandre Desplat
- Best Picture — Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
- Best Production Design — Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin
Nominations
- Best Actress — Sally Hawkins
- Best Cinematography — Dan Laustsen
- Best Costume Design — Luis Sequeira
- Best Director — Guillermo del Toro
- Best Film Editing — Sidney Wolinsky
- Best Original Score — Alexandre Desplat
- Best Original Screenplay — Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
- Best Picture — Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
- Best Production Design — Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin
- Best Sound Editing — Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
- Best Sound Editing — Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Glen Gauthier
- Best Supporting Actor — Richard Jenkins
- Best Supporting Actress — Octavia Spencer
Plot[]
An otherworldly fable set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.
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