A huge congratulations go out to Guillermo del Toro and the cast and crew of The Shape of Water this morning. The film picked up four of the thirteen Oscars for which is was nominated.
It picked up the awards for:
- Best Production Design – Paul Denham Austerberry, Jeff Melvin and Shane Vieau
- Best Original Score – Alexandre Desplat
- Best Director – Guillermo del Toro
- Best Picture – Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale
It’s a huge win for a film classed as genre and was completely unexpected by most. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri had been the industry favourite to win. The Shape of Water failed to pickup major awards at The Golden Globes and the Bafta’s meaning it went in to the Oscars race as the underdog.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER – an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classi ed experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones and Michael Stuhlbarg.
Fox Searchlight Pictures presents, in association with TSG Entertainment, a Double Dare You Production, The Shape of Water directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro & Vanessa Taylor with story by Guillermo del Toro. The producers are Guillermo del Toro, p.g.a. and J. Miles Dale, p.g.a.. The lmmaking crew includes director of photography Dan Laustsen, DFF, production designer Paul Denham Austerberry, lm editor Sidney Wolinsky, ACE, associate producer Daniel Kraus, visual e ects supervisor Dennis Berardi, music by Alexandre Desplat, costume designer Luis Sequeira and casting by Robin D. Cook, CSA.
