The Shape of Water

Summary

The Shape of Water is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,203 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Shape of Water received the Golden Lion^[3].
• The Shape of Water received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[4].
• The Shape of Water received the Academy Award for Best Director^[5].
• The Shape of Water received the Academy Award for Best Production Design^[6].
• The Shape of Water received the Academy Award for Best Original Score^[7].
• The Shape of Water received the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film^[8].
• The Shape of Water's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• The Shape of Water was directed by Guillermo del Toro^[10].
• Vanessa Taylor wrote the screenplay for The Shape of Water^[11].
• Guillermo del Toro wrote the screenplay for The Shape of Water^[12].
• The Shape of Water's composer is recorded as Alexandre Desplat^[13].
• The Shape of Water's genre is speculative fiction film^[14].
• The Shape of Water's genre is thriller film^[15].
• The Shape of Water's genre is fantasy film^[16].
• The Shape of Water's genre is drama film^[17].
• The Shape of Water's genre is romance film^[18].
• The Shape of Water's genre is magic realist film^[19].
• The Shape of Water's genre is melodrama^[20].
• A cast member of The Shape of Water was Sally Hawkins^[21].
• A cast member of The Shape of Water was Michael Shannon^[22].
• A cast member of The Shape of Water was Octavia Spencer^[23].
• A cast member of The Shape of Water was Doug Jones^[24].
• A cast member of The Shape of Water was Richard Jenkins^[25].
• A cast member of The Shape of Water was Michael Stuhlbarg^[26].
• A cast member of The Shape of Water was Nick Searcy^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include J. Miles Dale^[28] and Guillermo del Toro^[29]. The Shape of Water was directed by Guillermo del Toro^[10]. Screenwriters include Vanessa Taylor^[11] and Guillermo del Toro^[12]. Cast members include Sally Hawkins^[21], Michael Shannon^[22], Octavia Spencer^[23], Doug Jones^[24], Richard Jenkins^[25], and Michael Stuhlbarg^[26].

Publication

Publication dates include August 31, 2017^[30], January 18, 2018^[31], February 21, 2018^[32], February 15, 2018^[33], and February 22, 2018^[34]. Original languages include English^[35], American Sign Language^[36], Russian^[37], and French^[38]. Genres include speculative fiction film^[14], thriller film^[15], fantasy film^[16], drama film^[17], romance film^[18], and magic realist film^[19]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release^[39] and video on demand^[40].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Lion^[3], a film award^[41], in Italy^[42], founded in 1949^[43], headquartered in Venice^[44]; Academy Award for Best Picture^[4], an award for best film^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1929^[47]; Academy Award for Best Director^[5], an award for best direction^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1929^[50]; Academy Award for Best Production Design^[6], an Academy Awards^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1927^[53]; Academy Award for Best Original Score^[7], an Academy Awards^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1935^[56]; and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film^[8], a Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1990^[59]. Reviews include 8.4/10^[60], 92%^[61], and 87/100^[62].

Why It Matters

The Shape of Water ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,203 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

FAQs

What awards did The Shape of Water receive?

Honors received include Golden Lion^[3], Academy Award for Best Picture^[4], Academy Award for Best Director^[5], and Academy Award for Best Production Design^[6].