The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro

20172h 3mEnglish

Drama Fantasy Romance

Accolades

4Oscar

Wins

2Golden Globe

Wins

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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.

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Details

Genres

DramaFantasyRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

6

Wins

20

Nominations

4 Oscar · 2 Golden Globe

Won

Best Director - Motion Picture · Guillermo del Toro
Best Original Score - Motion Picture · Alexandre Desplat
Best Picture · Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers
Directing · Guillermo del Toro
Music (Original Score) · Alexandre Desplat
Production Design · Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeffrey A. Melvin

Full award breakdown

2018

Academy Awards

4Wins

13Noms

◆ Won

Best Picture

Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers

2018

◆ Won

Directing

Guillermo del Toro

2018

◆ Won

Music (Original Score)

Alexandre Desplat

2018

◆ Won

Production Design

Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeffrey A. Melvin

2018

Nom

Actor in a Supporting Role

Richard Jenkins

2018

Nom

Actress in a Leading Role

Sally Hawkins

2018

Nom

Actress in a Supporting Role

Octavia Spencer

2018

Nom

Cinematography

Dan Laustsen

2018

Nom

Costume Design

Luis Sequeira

2018

Nom

Film Editing

Sidney Wolinsky

2018

Nom

Sound Editing

Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira

2018

Nom

Sound Mixing

Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Glen Gauthier

2018

Nom

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro

2018

2018

Golden Globes

2Wins

7Noms

◆ Won

Best Director - Motion Picture

Guillermo del Toro

2018

◆ Won

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat

2018

Nom

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Shape of Water

2018

Nom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Richard Jenkins

2018

Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Sally Hawkins

2018

Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Octavia Spencer

2018

Nom

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor

2018

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Cast

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Elisa Esposito

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Richard Strickland

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Giles

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Zelda Fuller

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Dr. Robert Hoffstetler

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Amphibian Man

David Hewlett

David Hewlett

Fleming

Nick Searcy

Nick Searcy

General Hoyt

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