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The Shape of Water
2017
· Movie
· 123 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1556
- IMDb #1389
- Google retired #2563
- Rotten Tomatoes #1371
- Metacritic #612
- Letterboxd #1516
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #706
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2323
- Metacritic Critics #271
- Metacritic Audience #1858
- Criticker #1525
- Douban #1423
- Kinopoisk #2963
- AlloCiné #1118
- Trakt #1706
Every rating
51–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 90, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a hidden government laboratory during the Cold War, a mute cleaning woman forms a unique connection with a captured amphibian creature. She learns of the brutal experiments planned for him and decides to help him escape. Their bond deepens into an unexpected romance.
Details
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Writers
- Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
- Released
- 1 December 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, American Sign, Russian, French
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $19.5M
- Box office
- $195.3M
- Awards
- 68 wins, 172 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (39) →
Awards & nominations
See all 240 →20 major awards won · 68 wins from 240 nominations across 62 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Picture | Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale | Winner |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2018 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Paul Denham Austerberry | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Art Direction | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Picture | The Shape of Water | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
14 nominations, 4 won
| Best Art Direction | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Winner |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Luis Sequeira | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Academy Awards
13 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Best Picture | Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Luis Sequeira | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Glen Gauthier | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Venice Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Future Film Festival Digital Award | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Golden Lion | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Soundtrack Stars Award – Best Soundtrack | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
Directors Guild of Canada
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Picture Editing – Feature Film | Sidney Wolinsky | Winner |
| Best Production Design – Feature Film | Paul Denham Austerberry | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing – Feature Film | Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Jill Purdy, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, Alex Bullick, Dashen Naidoo, Tyler Whitham, Dustin Harris, Cam McLauchlin | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Paul Denham Austerberry | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Winner |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Best Musical Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
10 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Special Honorary Award | Doug Jones | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
12 nominations, 3 won
| Best Direction | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Film Music | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Luis Sequeira | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Film | Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille, and Brad Zoern | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Dennis Berardi, Trey Harrell, and Kevin Scott | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
| Best Poster | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Bravest Performance | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Winner |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
Satellite Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Performance of the Year — Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Screenplay of the Year | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Supporting Film Performance of the Year — Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Winner |
| Best Movie for Grownups | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | The Shape of Water | Winner |
Saturn Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Fantasy Film | The Shape of Water | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Mike Hill and Shane Mahan | Nominee |
| Best Music | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Luis Sequeira | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| British/Irish Actress of the Year | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Actress of the Year | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
Hollywood Professional Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Sound – Feature Film | Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Nelson Ferreira, and Nathan Robitaille ( Deluxe, Toronto) | Winner |
| Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film | Chris Wallace ( Deluxe, Toronto) | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | The Shape of Water | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Period Film | Luis Sequeira | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Editor Award | Sidney Wolinsky | Winner |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score – Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Film | Alexandre Desplat | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Vanguard Award | The Shape of Water | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
9 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction/Production Design | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Cast | The cast of The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
8 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
7 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
7 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Score | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
6 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
6 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Luis Sequeira | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Dennis Berardi, Luke Groves, Trey Harrell, and Kevin Scott | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
IGN Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performer in a Movie | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
3 nominations
| Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Jill Purdy | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film | Cam McLaughlin, Rob Hegedus, Dustin Harris | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Nathan Robitaille, Tyler Witham, Dashen Naidoo, Kevin Howard, Alex Bullick, Steve Bain, Pete Persaud, Gina Gyles | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| Best Female Action Hero | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
| Best Screen Couple | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
IFTA Film & Drama Awards
2 nominations
| International Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
| International Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Imagen Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Sidney Wolinsky | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Dan Laustsen | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Studio or Independent – Drama | Robin D. Cook and Jonathan Oliveira | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action | Peter Cobbin, Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier, Chris Navarro, Peter Persaud, and Brad Zoern | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | The Shape of Water | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
1 nomination
| Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Mike Hill and Shane Mahan | Nominee |
Nebula Award
1 nomination
| Ray Bradbury Award | Guillermo del Toro (director and writer) and Vanessa Taylor (writer) | Nominee |
Society of Operating Cameramen
1 nomination
| Camera Operator of the Year – Film | Giles Corbeil | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Sally Hawkins | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Alexandre Desplat | Nominee |