The Shape of Water is a 2017 American fantasy drama movie[1] directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor.[1] The movie stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. It is set in Baltimore in 1962, the plot is about a mute custodian at a high-security government laboratory who becomes friends with a captured humanoid-amphibian creature.
Many critics declared The Shape of Water del Toro's best movie since Pan's Labyrinth,[2] praising in particular Hawkins's performance.[3]
The movie won two Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Original Score.[4] At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, the movie received 12 nominations, winning Best Movie.[5] The movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2018.
The Shape of Water began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding on December 8, 2017, and has grossed $34 million.[6]
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