All the Best Picture Academy Awards nominations from Get Out to
Shape of Water receive an illustrated makeover to look like Oscar statuettes.
Not exact matches
Part
of that likely has to do with the absence
of many truly great movies this year, and the fact key contenders — like «The
Shape of Water» (the pick by the directors and producers guilds) and «Get Out» (the WGA's original screenplay winner)-- come from genres that seldom
receive top awards recognition.
With that in mind, I'm reluctant to pick The
Shape of Water as this year's Best Picture winner: It
received the most nominations and several guild wins, but like La La Land (which also breezed through awards season until the final night), it's a retro pastiche.
Mass Audubon's
Shaping the Future
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According to Shimada, one pair
of bones called hyomandibulae formed a massive oar -
shaped lever to protrude and swing the jaws open extra wide, like a parachute, in order to
receive more plankton - rich
water into its mouth, similar to the way many sharks open their mouth.
This year, «The
Shape of Water» and «Blade Runner 2049»
received citations from ADG, putting them out in front as the smart bets to compete for the Oscar (Oscar has matched ADG 14
of the past 21 years).
The winners this year were from a wide range
of 2017's most beloved stories, with costumer designer Jennifer Johnson
of «I, Tonya» snagging the award for Excellence in Contemporary Film, Lindy Hemming
receiving the Excellence in Sci - FI / Fantasy Film Award for «Wonder Woman» and Luis Sequeira earning the Excellence in Period Film Award for «The
Shape of Water.»
For the Bafta leading actress category, Sally Hawkins is the only Briton to
receive a nod for her turn in The
Shape Of Water.
The only film in between was the indie «Ruby Sparks,» and with Fox Searchlight haven't to make some strategic choices between this, Guillermo del Toro's «The
Shape of Water,» and Martin McDonagh's «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» will she and her counterpart
receive the proper focus?
«The
Shape of Water,» which
received the most nominations
of any film, took home only four
of 14 nominations: best production design, best score, best picture and best director for Guillermo del Toro.
In today's BAFTA nominations announcement, The
Shape of Water seemed to have pre-emptively swept the board,
receiving the most nominations
of any film — 12 — including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Film.
You can't spread all the wealth, which leads to movies like Lady Bird and The Florida Project getting shut out and Phantom Thread only
receiving a win for Costume Design (and a Jet Ski), but it would be just as easy to imagine The
Shape of Water winning for screenplay (and editing and sound) in the olden days, denying Jordan Peele the opportunity to get his.
The
Shape of Water has
received plenty
of love this season, with this marking its second big win after taking home the top prize at the Critics» Choice Awards a week and a half ago.
The
Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro, has been nominated for a total
of 12 awards with Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri both
receiving nine nominations.
Guillermo del Toro has announced on Twitter that his latest film titled The
Shape of Water has
received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association
of America.
Hugs: Daniel was presented with the award by 2015 Rising Star nominee Margot Robbie, who is nominated in this year's Best Actress category for I, Tonya and Octavia Spencer, who
received a nod in the Best Supporting Actress group for The
Shape of Water
Other movies tipped for success on the night include The
Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro, has been nominated for a total
of 12 awards with Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri both
receiving nine nominations.
The nominations for the ceremony were also heavily dominated by Guillermo Del Toro's The
Shape Of Water, which
received, among other nominations, a best director nod for Del Toro and best actress for Sally Hawkins.
Michael Shannon
receives a leg up on the strength
of The
Shape of Water across the board, as does his co-star Richard Jenkins.
Meanwhile, The
Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro, has been nominated for a total
of 12 awards with Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri both
receiving nine nominations.
The Post, Big Little Lies, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The
Shape of Water are among the movies and TV series to
receive multiple nominations at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards.
A number
of this year's early Oscar front - runners, including «The
Shape of Water,» «The Post,» «Lady Bird,» «Dunkirk» and «Call Me by Your Name,» made strong showings in this year's Golden Globes nominations — while several potential contenders like «Get Out,» «All the Money in the World» and «I, Tonya» also
received a leg up.
The
Shape of Water, director Guillermo det Toro's «fish out of water» love story, led all nominees when the nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, receiving thirteen, including Best Picture and both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for del
Water, director Guillermo det Toro's «fish out
of water» love story, led all nominees when the nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, receiving thirteen, including Best Picture and both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for del
water» love story, led all nominees when the nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning,
receiving thirteen, including Best Picture and both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for del Toro.
Previously announced honorees include Angelina Jolie for «Hollywood Foreign Language Film Award» for the film First They Killed My Father; Roger Deakins will
receive «Hollywood Cinematography Award» for Blade Runner 2049; Thomas Newman will
receive «Hollywood Film Composer Award» for Victoria & Abdul; Sidney Wollinsky will
receive «Hollywood Editor Award» for The
Shape of Water; Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Dan Barrett and Erik Winquist will
receive «Hollywood Visual Effects Award» for War
of the Plant
of the Apes; Jacqueline Duran will
receive «Hollwyood Costume Design Award» for both Darkest Hour and Beauty and the Beast; Jenny Shircore will
receive «Hollywood Make - Up & Hair Styling Award» for Beauty and the Beast; Dennis Gassner will
receive «Hollywood Production Design Award» for Blade Runner; Addison Teague and Dave Acord will
receive «Hollywood Sound Award» for Guardians
of the Galazy, Vol.
Previously announced honorees include Roger Deakins will
receive «Hollywood Cinematography Award» for Blade Runner 2049; Thomas Newman will
receive «Hollywood Film Composer Award» for Victoria & Abdul; Sidney Wollinsky will
receive «Hollywood Editor Award» for The
Shape of Water; Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Dan Barrett and Erik Winquist will
receive «Hollywood Visual Effects Award» for War
of the Plant
of the Apes; Jacqueline Duran will
receive «Hollwyood Costume Design Award» for both Darkest Hour and Beauty and the Beast; Jenny Shircore will
receive «Hollywood Make - Up & Hair Styling Award» for Beauty and the Beast; Dennis Gassner will
receive «Hollywood Production Design Award» for Blade Runner; Addison Teague and Dave Acord will
receive «Hollywood Sound Award» for Guardians
of the Galazy, Vol.
Texas» South By Southwest Festival to showcase women filmmakers; Director's Guild honors «The
Shape of Water,» «Big Little Lies» and more; and Mila Kunis
receives Harvard's Hasty Pudding award
Del Toro has been nominated for two Oscars prior to 2018, when «The
Shape of Water» became the most recognized film
of the year —
receiving 13 nominations.
Guillermo del Toro's own film The
Shape of Water has
received a total
of 13 Oscar nominations (including for Best Picture and Best Director), making it the most nominated film at the 90th Academy Awards.
For Netflix's Mudbound, Mary J Blige was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, alongside securing a nomination for Best Original Song, while Octavia Spencer
received her third Best Actress in a Supporting Role nomination in a row for The
Shape of Water (she won her first nomination in 2012 for her role in The Help).
Following The
Shape of Water's world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it
received the prestigious Golden Lion award, Fox Searchlight has released a red band trailer for Guillermo del Toro's «other - worldly fairytale» which features a cast that includes Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, and Octavia Spencer; watch -LSB-...]
In the race for accolades, The
Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro, has been nominated for a total
of 12 awards with Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri both
receiving nine nominations.
Wood is my brush; beeswax and tree resin are earth; the flame
of my torch is fire; silver paint and my tools are metal; and the
shape of the bowl
receives water.»