The Shape of Water is a 2017 American romantic fantasy film directed and produced by Guillermo del Toro. The film, written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, follows a mute custodian at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature. It stars Sally Hawkins, with Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer in featured roles. Alexandre Desplat composed the film's musical score, while Paul Denham Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, and Shane Vieau were responsible for the production design.

The film premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2017, where it won the Golden Lion. Following successful screenings at the Telluride Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the BFI London Film Festival, Fox Searchlight gave the film a limited release in New York City on December 1 before its official wide release in the United States on December 8. The film earned a worldwide box office total of more than $195 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 454 reviews and judged 92% to be positive.

The Shape of Water garnered several awards and nominations with particular praise for del Toro's direction, the cast, Desplat's score, and the production design. The film earned thirteen nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, and went on to win four awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It is the second fantasy film to win Best Picture after The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). It received twelve nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards, winning three awards, including Best Direction, Best Original Music, and Best Production Design. At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, the film earned seven nominations, winning Best Director and Best Original Score.

At the 29th Producers Guild of America Awards, The Shape of Water won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. Del Toro won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 70th Directors Guild of America Awards. The film received fourteen nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards and won four awards including Best Picture. In addition, the American Film Institute selected it as one of the top 10 films of the year.

Accolades + List of accolades received by The Shape of Water Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AACTA International Awards January 5, 2018 Best Film Best Direction Best Actress AARP Movies for Grownups Awards February 5, 2018 Best Movie for Grownups Best Supporting Actor Best Director Best Screenwriter Academy Awards March 4, 2018 Best Picture and Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Production Design , , and Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing , , and African-American Film Critics Association December 12, 2017 Top Ten Films Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 9, 2018 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Cinematography Best Editing Bravest Performance American Cinema Editors January 26, 2018 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic American Film Institute January 5, 2018 Top Ten Films of the Year American Society of Cinematographers February 17, 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Art Directors Guild Awards January 27, 2018 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Austin Film Critics Association January 8, 2018 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Original Score Special Honorary Award Top 10 Films Black Reel Awards February 23, 2018 Outstanding Supporting Actress Boston Society of Film Critics December 10, 2017 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Use of Music in a Film British Academy Film Awards February 18, 2018 Best Film and Best Direction Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Film Music Best Editing Best Sound , , , and Best Production Design , , and Best Special Visual Effects , , and Best Costume Design Casting Society of America January 18, 2018 Studio or Independent – Drama and Chicago Film Critics Association December 12, 2017 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay and Best Art Direction Best Original Score Best Cinematography Cinema Audio Society Awards February 24, 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action , , , , , and Costume Designers Guild February 20, 2018 Excellence in Period Film Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 11, 2018 Best Picture Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Art Direction , , and Best Editing Best Costume Design Best Hair and Makeup Best Visual Effects Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Best Score Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 13, 2017 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Musical Score Detroit Film Critics Society December 7, 2017 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Screenplay and Best Use of Music Directors Guild of America Awards February 3, 2018 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Directors Guild of Canada October 20, 2018 Best Production Design – Feature Film Best Picture Editing – Feature Film Best Sound Editing – Feature Film , Nelson Ferreira, Jill Purdy, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, Alex Bullick, Dashen Naidoo, Tyler Whitham, Dustin Harris, Cam McLauchlin Dorian Awards February 24, 2018 Film of the Year Director of the Year Best Performance of the Year — Actress Supporting Film Performance of the Year — Actor Screenplay of the Year and Visually Striking Film of the Year Evening Standard British Film Awards February 8, 2018 Best Actress Florida Film Critics Circle December 23, 2017 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay and Best Cast Best Cinematography Best Visual Effects Best Art Direction/Production Design Best Score Georgia Film Critics Association January 12, 2018 Best Picture Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Production Design , , and Best Original Score GLAAD Media Awards April 12, 2018 Outstanding Film – Wide Release Golden Eagle Award January 25, 2019 Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe Awards January 7, 2018 Best Motion Picture – Drama Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Original Score Grammy Awards February 10, 2019 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Hollywood Film Awards November 5, 2017 Hollywood Editor Award Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 16, 2017 Best Original Score – Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Film Hollywood Professional Association November 15, 2018 Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film (Deluxe, Toronto) Outstanding Sound – Feature Film , Brad Zoern, Nelson Ferreira, and Nathan Robitaille (Deluxe, Toronto) Houston Film Critics Society January 6, 2018 Best Picture Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Best Original Score Best Visual Effects Best Poster Hugo Awards August 19, 2018 Best Dramatic Presentation and Vanessa Taylor IGN Awards December 19, 2017 Movie of the Year Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Best Lead Performer in a Movie Best Director Imagen Awards August 25, 2018 Best Picture Best Director IndieWire Critics Poll December 19, 2017 Best Picture Best Actress Best Cinematography IFTA Film & Drama Awards 15 February 2018 International Film International Actress Japan Academy Film Prize March 1, 2019 Outstanding Foreign Language Film London Film Critics Circle January 28, 2018 Film of the Year Director of the Year Actress of the Year British/Irish Actress of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association January 13, 2018 Best Director Best Actress Best Cinematography Best Music Best Production Design Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild February 24, 2018 Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture and Shane Mahan Motion Picture Sound Editors February 18, 2018 Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film , , Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film , , Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film , , , , , , , National Society of Film Critics January 6, 2018 Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Nebula Award May 20, 2018 Ray Bradbury Award (director and writer) and (writer) New York Film Critics Online December 10, 2017 Best Cinematography Top Ten Films Online Film Critics Society December 28, 2017 Best Picture Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Ensemble Palm Springs International Film Festival January 2, 2018 Vanguard Award Producers Guild of America Awards January 20, 2018 Best Theatrical Motion Picture and San Diego Film Critics Society December 11, 2017 Best Director Best Actress Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Visual Effects Best Costume Design Best Original Score San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 10, 2017 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Original Score Best Film Editing Satellite Awards February 10, 2018 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Original Score Best Visual Effects Best Art Direction and Production Design Best Film Editing Saturn Awards June 27, 2018 Best Fantasy Film Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Writing and Best Make-up and Shane Mahan Best Music Best Production Design Best Editing Screen Actors Guild Awards January 21, 2018 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Seattle Film Critics Society December 18, 2017 Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Production Design , , and Best Visual Effects , , , and St. Louis Film Critics Association December 17, 2017 Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Production Design Best Visual Effects Best Score Society of Operating Cameramen February 7, 2018 Camera Operator of the Year – Film Toronto Film Critics Association December 10, 2017 Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle January 6, 2018 Best Actress Venice Film Festival September 9, 2017 Golden Lion Future Film Festival Digital Award C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO Soundtrack Stars Award – Best Soundtrack Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 8, 2017 Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay and Best Art Direction , , and Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Score Women Film Critics Circle December 17, 2017 Best Actress Best Female Action Hero Best Screen Couple World Soundtrack Awards October 17, 2018 Soundtrack Composer of the Year Writers Guild of America Awards February 11, 2018 Best Original Screenplay and

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