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8.4

The Shape of Water (2017)

The Shape of Water
Running time: 119 min. | Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, 1960s, Fantastic
The Shape of Water

Synopsis

An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

Cast

Sally Hawkins
(Elisa Esposito)
Doug Jones
(Amphibian Man)
Michael Shannon
(Richard Strickland)
Octavia Spencer
(Zelda Fuller)
Richard Jenkins
(Giles)
Michael Stuhlbarg
(Dr. Robert Hoffstetler)
Lauren Lee Smith
(Elaine Strickland)
David Hewlett
(Fleming)
Nick Searcy
(General Hoyt)
Morgan Kelly
(Pie Guy)
Dru Viergever
(Military Policeman)
Maxine Grossman
(Bus Passenger)
Amanda Smith
(Mrs. Peabody)
Cyndy Day
(Pie Guy's Fiancée)
Dave Reachill
(Scientist)

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) WINNER
  • Best Music (Score) WINNER
  • Best Production Design WINNER
  • Best Leading Actress (Sally Hawkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer) NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Costume Design NOMINATED
  • Best Sound NOMINATED
  • Best Sound Editing NOMINATED

Golden Globes Awards

BAFTA

  • Best Music (Score) WINNER
  • Best Production Design WINNER
  • Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) WINNER
  • Best Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actress (Sally Hawkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer) NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Costume Design NOMINATED
  • Best Sound NOMINATED
  • Best Special Visual Effects NOMINATED

Japan Academy Prize

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG)

Venice Film Festival

  • Golden Lion - Best Film WINNER

Saturn

  • Best Fantasy Film WINNER
  • Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) NOMINATED
  • Best Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actress (Sally Hawkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer) NOMINATED
  • Best Production Design NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Makeup NOMINATED

Critics Choice Award

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) WINNER
  • Best Art Direction WINNER
  • Best Music (Score) WINNER
  • Best Leading Actress (Sally Hawkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer) NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Visual Effects NOMINATED
  • Best Costume NOMINATED
  • Best Makeup NOMINATED
  • Best Sci-Fi / Horror Movie NOMINATED

Directors Guild of America (DGA)

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Boston Society of Film Critics

Chicago Film Critics Association

  • Best Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actress (Sally Hawkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Production Design NOMINATED

American Film Institute Awards (AFI Awards)

  • Top 10 - Movies of the Year WINNER

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

  • Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) WINNER
  • Best Leading Actress (Sally Hawkins) WINNER
  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Production Design NOMINATED
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED

AACTA

  • Best International Film NOMINATED

San Francisco Critics Circle

  • Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) WINNER
  • Best Production Design WINNER
  • Best Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actress (Sally Hawkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Original Soundtrack NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED

Producers Guild of America (PGA)

  • Best Picture WINNER

Bodil

  • Best American Film NOMINATED

Details

Original title

The Shape of Water

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Producer

Bull Productions, Fox Searchlight

Running time

119 min.

Screenwriter

Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor

Music

Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

Dan Laustsen

Year

2017

Country

United States United States

Ranking

Rotten Tomatoes
9.2
IMDb
7.3
Metacritic
8.7
Unopeliculas
8.3

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