2018 Oscars Challenge: [39] “The Shape Of Water” – 13 Nominations

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“THE SHAPE OF WATER”
Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producers: Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale
Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
Editor: Sidney Wolinsky
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Run-time: 123 minutes

FILM SYNOPSIS: In 1962, janitor Elisa Esposito works at a classified government laboratory that tests new technology to help defeat the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Isolated and lonely, the mute Elisa finds her life changing forever when she uncovers the truth about the facility’s most unusual and top-secret project.

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**J. MILES DALE**
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GUILLERMO DEL TORO
Director

**GUILLERMO DEL TORO**
YEAR	FILM	AWARD	CATEGORY
2006 (79th)	“Pan’s Labyrinth”	Nominated	Best Original Screenplay

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SALLY HAWKINS
“Elisa Esposito”

CHARACTER SYNOPSIS: As Elisa Esposito, Sally Hawkins plays a mute janitor whose lonely existence is transformed when she discovers a secret project in the government lab where she works.

**SALLY HAWKINS**
YEAR	FILM	AWARD	CATEGORY
2013 (86th)	“Blue Jasmine”	Nominated	Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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RICHARD JENKINS
“Giles”

CHARACTER SYNOPSIS: As Giles, Richard Jenkins plays a closeted gay artist who tries to bury his loneliness beneath his love of old movies and his friendship with his neighbor.

**RICHARD JENKINS**
YEAR	FILM	AWARD	CATEGORY
2008 (81st)	“The Visitor”	Nominated	Best Actor in a Leading Role

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OCTAVIA SPENCER
“Zelda Fuller”

CHARACTER SYNOPSIS: As Zelda Fuller, Octavia Spencer portrays a janitor who helps her best friend plan and execute a hazardous scheme at the government lab where they work.

**OCTAVIA SPENCER**
YEAR	FILM	AWARD	CATEGORY
2011 (84th)	“The Help”	Won	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2016 (89th)	“Hidden Figures”	Nominated	Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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DAN LAUSTSEN
Cinematographer

**DAN LAUSTSEN**
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LUIS SEQUEIRA
Costume Designer

**LUIS SEQUEIRA**
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SIDNEY WOLINSKY
Editor

**SIDNEY WOLINSKY**
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ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
Composer

**ALEXANDRE DESPLAT**
YEAR	FILM	AWARD	CATEGORY
2006 (79th)	“The Queen”	Nominated	Best Original Score
2008 (81st)	“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”	Nominated	Best Original Score
2009 (82nd)	“Fantastic Mr. Fox”	Nominated	Best Original Score
2010 (83rd)	“The King’s Speech”	Nominated	Best Original Score
2012 (85th)	“Argo”	Nominated	Best Original Score
2013 (86th)	“Philomena”	Nominated	Best Original Score
2017 (90th)	“The Grand Budapest Hotel”	Won	Best Original Score
2017 (90th)	“The Imitation Game”	Nominated	Best Original Score