"The Shape of Water" (2017)
"The Shape of Water" (2017)
TSG Entertainment / Double Dare You Productions
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.
"The Shape of Water" is a 2017 American romantic dark fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in Baltimore in 1962, the story follows a mute custodian at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature.
Release date: August 31, 2017 (Venice), December 1, 2017 (USA)
Genre': Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producers: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
Screenwriters: Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Story by: Guillermo del Toro
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography by: Dan Laustsen
Edited by: Sidney Wolinsky
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer
Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Awards
Academy Awards (2018 / 90th):
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- Best Achievement in Production Design
Golden Globe Awards (2017):
- Best Director - Motion Picture
- Best Original Score - Motion Picture
BAFTA Awards (2017):
- David Lean Award for Direction
- Best Production Design
- Original Music
Overall: 107 wins and 300 nominations
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