THE SHAPE OF WATER Wins The Academy Award For Best Picture; Guillermo Del Toro Wins Best Director

THE SHAPE OF WATER Wins The Academy Award For Best Picture; Guillermo Del Toro Wins Best Director

A fantasy/sci-fi film won the Oscar for Best Picture tonight, which hasn't happened since Return of the King swept the awards back in 2004. Guillermo del Toro also took home the award for Best Director...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 04, 2018 09:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
It was a big night for fans of Guillermo del Toro's powerful monster movie, The Shape of Water.

The film won four statues - including best picture - at the 90th Academy Awards tonight, with Del Toro taking home best director. The fantasy romance also won for original score and production design.

Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins and Octavia Spencer were all up for acting awards, but Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell wound up winning for their Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor turns in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Blade Runner 2049 wasn't nominated in any of the major categories, but Roger Deakins was finally recognized for his years of stellar work with a Best Cinematography Oscar for the sci-fi sequel.

Coco also won the award for Best Animated Film.

Tell us, did you watch the show tonight? How did you feel about the results? Check out a full list of the winners below, and be sure to sound off in the usual place.


Best Picture: “The Shape of Water”
Director: Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Actor: Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Actress: Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Original Screenplay: “Get Out”
Adapted Screenplay: “Call Me by Your Name”
Foreign Language Film: “A Fantastic Woman”
Animated Feature: “Coco”
Visual Effects: “Blade Runner 2049”
Film Editing: “Dunkirk”
Animated Short: “Dear Basketball”
Live Action Short: “The Silent Child”
Documentary Short: “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405”
Score: “The Shape of Water”
Song: “Remember Me” from “Coco”
Production Design: “The Shape of Water”
Cinematography: “Blade Runner 2049”
Costume Design: “Phantom Thread”
Makeup and Hairstyling: “Darkest Hour”
Documentary Feature: “Icarus”
Sound Editing: “Dunkirk”
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DanMcNice
DanMcNice - 3/4/2018, 9:46 PM
Viva Mexico!!!
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