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B+
B

The Shape of Water

2017 #8 of 2017
Directed byGuillermo del ToroWritten byGuillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor

Awards History

Film

2017

Live-Action Feature

Producer:J. Miles Dale
Director & Producer:Guillermo del Toro
OscarBAFTA

Directing & Editing

2017

Editing

Sidney Wolinsky
OscarBAFTA
2017

Directing

Director & Producer:Guillermo del Toro
OscarGlobeDGA
2017

Film Editing

Sidney Wolinsky
ACE

Acting

2017

Actress in a Supporting Role

Octavia Spencer and Octavia Spenceras Zelda Delilah Fuller
OscarBAFTA
2017

Actress in a Leading Role

Sally Hawkins and Sally Hawkinsas Elisa Esposito
OscarBAFTA
2017

Actor in a Supporting Role

Richard Jenkins and Richard Jenkinsas Giles
Oscar

Writing

2017

Screenplay (Original)

Screenplay:Vanessa Taylor
Story and Screenplay & Director & Producer:Guillermo del Toro
Additional Nominees:del Toro
OscarGlobeBAFTAWGA

Visual

2017

Art Direction

Production design:Paul Denham Austerberry
Set decorations:Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin
Additional Nominees:Paul D. Austerberry
...and 1 others
ADG Period FilmPaul Denham Austerberry
Oscars Production DesignPaul Denham Austerberry
OscarBAFTAADG
2017

Effects

Trey Harrell, Dennis Berardi, Kevin Scott, and Mike Hill
BAFTA
2017

Make-Up & Hairstyling

Paula Fleet, Jordan Samuel, Shane Mahan, and Mike Hill
MUAH
2017

Cinematography

Dan Laustsen
OscarBAFTAASC
2017

Costuming

Luis Sequeira
OscarBAFTACDG

Sound & Music

2017

Sound Editing

Dialogue Editors:Nelson Ferreira and Jill Purdy
Foley Artist:Steve Baine
Foley editors:Peter Persaud and Gina Gyles
Music Editors:Cam McLauchlin, Dustin Harris, and Rob Hegedus
Sound editor:Nathan Robitaille
Sound Effects Editors:Tyler Whitham, Dashen Naidoo, Alex Bullick, and Kevin Howard
...and 12 others
MPSE Dialogue and ADR for Feature FilmNathan Robitaille, and Nelson Ferreira
MPSE Feature UnderscoreRob Hegedus, Dustin Harris, and Cam McLauchlin
MPSE Sound Effects and Foley for Feature FilmSteve Baine, Peter Persaud, Nathan Robitaille, Kevin Howard, Gina Gyles, Dashen Naidoo, Tyler Whitham, and Alex Bullick
Oscars Sound EditingNathan Robitaille, and Nelson Ferreira
BAFTAMPSE
2017

Sound Mixing

ADR mixer:Chris Navarro
Foley mixer:Peter Persaud
Production mixer:Glen Gauthier
Re-recording mixers:Christian T. Cooke and Brad Zoern
Scoring mixer:Peter Cobbin
Additional Nominees:Christian Cooke, Nelson Ferreira, and Nathan Robitaille
...and 3 others
CAS Motion Picture – Live-ActionChristian T. Cooke, Peter Cobbin, and Chris Navarro
BAFTACAS
2017

Original Score

Alexandre Desplat
GlobeBAFTA

At a Glance

Rich Picks Grade
B+//B
Overall quality
Top 10 Rank
#8
Best of 2017
Budget
$19.3–19.5 million
Box Office
$195.2 million
Rich Picks Wins
0
of 13 categories
External Wins
4
Oscar / Globe / SAG / DGA / BAFTA
By Ceremony
Oscars3W/7N
Golden Globes2W/1N
DGA Awards1W
BAFTAs2W/10N