The Shape of Water
4Wins13NomsDirected by Guillermo del Toro
Synopsis
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Awards
90th Academy Awards· 2018
- Best PictureGuillermo del Toro, J. Miles DaleWon
- DirectingGuillermo del ToroWon
- Music (Original Score)Alexandre DesplatWon
- Production DesignJeff Melvin, Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane VieauWon
- Actor in a Supporting RoleRichard Jenkins
- Actress in a Leading RoleSally Hawkins
- Actress in a Supporting RoleOctavia Spencer
- CinematographyDan Laustsen
- Costume DesignLuis Sequeira
- Film EditingSidney Wolinsky
- SoundBrad Zoern, Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier
- Sound (Editing)Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
- Writing (Original)Guillermo del Toro, Story By Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Details
- Released
- 1 December 2017
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Writers
- Vanessa Taylor, Guillermo del Toro
- Budget
- $19,500,000
- Box office
- $195,300,000
- Countries
- United States of America
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Production
- Double Dare You, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bull Productions, TSG Entertainment
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Cast
Sally HawkinsNominated
Michael Shannon
Richard JenkinsNominated
Octavia SpencerNominated
Michael Stuhlbarg
Doug Jones
David Hewlett
Nick Searcy
Stewart Arnott
Nigel Bennett