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2017

The Shape of Water

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.

Credits

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Producers

J. Miles Dale , Guillermo del Toro

Writers

Vanessa Taylor , Guillermo del Toro

Cinematographer

Dan Laustsen

Editor

Sidney Wolinsky

Production Design

Paul D. Austerberry

Costume Design

Luis Sequeira

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Visual Effects

Dennis Berardi

Casting

Robin D. Cook

Cast

Sally Hawkins , Michael Shannon , Richard Jenkins , Octavia Spencer , Michael Stuhlbarg , Doug Jones , David Hewlett , Nick Searcy , Stewart Arnott , Nigel Bennett

Studios

TSG Entertainment , Double Dare You , Fox Searchlight Pictures , Bull Productions

Genres

Romance Drama Fantasy

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster
The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster
The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster
The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster
The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster

Awards

11 wins, 41 nominations
Won Best Picture The Shape of Water 2018
Won Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water 2018
Won Best Director Guillermo del Toro 2018
Won Best Director Guillermo del Toro 2018
Won Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat 2018
Won Best Production Design (Color) Paul Denham Austerberry 2018
Won Best Production Design (Color) Shane Vieau 2018
Won Best Production Design (Color) Jeff Melvin 2018
Won Best Production Design The Shape of Water 2018
Won Best Score Alexandre Desplat 2018
Won Best Original Score The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Motion Picture - Drama The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Original Screenplay Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Film The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Actress Sally Hawkins 2018
Nom Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Sally Hawkins 2018
Nom Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Leading Actress The Shape of Water Sally Hawkins 2018
Nom Best Supporting Actor Richard Jenkins 2018
Nom Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Richard Jenkins The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer 2018
Nom Best Supporting Actress The Shape of Water Octavia Spencer 2018
Nom Best Supporting Actor Richard Jenkins 2018
Nom Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer 2018
Nom Best Original Screenplay Guillermo del Toro 2018
Nom Best Original Screenplay Vanessa Taylor 2018
Nom Best Screenplay Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor 2018
Nom Best Original Screenplay The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor 2018
Nom Best Cinematography (Color) Dan Laustsen 2018
Nom Best Costume Design (Color) Luis Sequeira 2018
Nom Best Film Editing Sidney Wolinsky 2018
Nom Best Cinematography The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Costume Design The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Editing The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Sound The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Special Visual Effects The Shape of Water 2018
Nom Best Sound Mixing Christian Cooke 2018
Nom Best Sound Mixing Brad Zoern 2018
Nom Best Sound Mixing Glen Gauthier 2018
Nom Best Sound Editing Nathan Robitaille 2018
Nom Best Sound Editing Nelson Ferreira 2018

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