“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.
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
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GUILLERMO DEL TORO
Director
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
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| 2006 (79th) | “Pan’s Labyrinth” | Nominated | Best Original Screenplay |
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.
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
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| 2013 (86th) | “Blue Jasmine” | Nominated | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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.
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
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| 2008 (81st) | “The Visitor” | Nominated | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
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.
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
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| 2011 (84th) | “The Help” | Won | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 2016 (89th) | “Hidden Figures” | Nominated | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
DAN LAUSTSEN
Cinematographer
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LUIS SEQUEIRA
Costume Designer
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SIDNEY WOLINSKY
Editor
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ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
Composer
| YEAR | FILM | AWARD | CATEGORY |
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| 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 |
| “The Imitation Game” | Nominated | Best Original Score |
PAUL DENHAM AUSTERBERRY, SHANE VIEAU, & JEFFREY A. MELVIN
Production Designers & Set Directors
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NATHAN ROBITAILLE & NELSON FERRERIA
Sound Editors
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CHRISTIAN COOKE, BRAD ZOERN, & GLEN GAUTHIER
Sound Mixers
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GUILLERMO DEL TORO & VANESSA TAYLOR
Screenwriters
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