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The Shape of Water

2017

IMDb

Guillermo del Toro

2017·TV-MA·United StatesUnited States, MexicoMexico
Award tierGold
Metascore
DramaFantasyRomanceSci-Fi

At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.

Cast

Michael Shannon·Sally Hawkins·Octavia Spencer·Doug Jones

Producers

J. Miles Dale·Guillermo del Toro·T.K. Knowles·Daniel Kraus·John O'Grady

Languages

United KingdomEnglishaseRussiaRussianFranceFrench

Major Awards

8 wins · 11 nominations

Wins (8)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (2017)

Best Film

Guillermo del Toro

Best Picture

PGA Awards (2018)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Dennis BerardiDennis ChapmanJ. Miles DaleMarie-Claude HarnoisGuillermo del ToroDouglas Wilkinson
Critics Choice Awards (2018)

Best Picture

Best Director

Directors Guild of America, USA (2018)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

Dennis ChapmanJ. Miles DaleTyler DelbenPierre HenryGuillermo del Toro
Golden Globes, USA (2018)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Guillermo del Toro
Critics Choice Awards (2018)

Best Director

Guillermo del Toro
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2017)

Best Director

Guillermo del Toro
Academy Awards, USA (2018)

Best Achievement in Directing

Guillermo del Toro

Nominations (11)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (2018)

Best Film

J. Miles DaleGuillermo del Toro
AACTA International Awards (2018)

Best Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2018)

Film of the Year

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2017)

Best Film

Golden Globes, USA (2018)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Director

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2018)

Director of the Year

Guillermo del Toro

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (2018)

Original Screenplay

Guillermo del ToroVanessa Taylor
BAFTA Awards (2018)

Best Screenplay (Original)

Guillermo del ToroVanessa Taylor
Golden Globes, USA (2018)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Guillermo del ToroVanessa Taylor

Best Actress

Academy Awards, USA (2018)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Sally Hawkins
BAFTA Awards (2018)

Best Leading Actress

Sally Hawkins