The Shape of Water: Best Picture · Guillermo del Toro: directing
Oscars 2018: winning films and award nominations
The Shape of Water won Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars, with Guillermo del Toro recognised for directing the same film. Frances McDormand received the leading actress award for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
- 59Films
- 24Categories
- 122Nomination entries
- 15Winners
- March 4, 2018Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2018
The Shape of Water won Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars. Gary Oldman won for Darkest Hour, while Frances McDormand received leading actress recognition for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2018
The Post and Dunkirk competed for Best Picture alongside The Shape of Water at the 2018 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Explore Oscars 2018 nominations and winners by category
Blade Runner 2049 received Cinematography recognition at the 2018 Oscars, while Phantom Thread won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
9 nominations
Winner The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale - Call Me by Your Name Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges, Marco Morabito
- Darkest Hour Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski
- Dunkirk Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
- Get Out Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Jordan Peele
- Lady Bird Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Evelyn O'Neill
- Phantom Thread JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi
- The Post Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh
Directing
5 nominations Winner The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Darkest Hour Gary Oldman Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Frances McDormand Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations Winner Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Sam Rockwell Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner I, Tonya Allison Janney Animated Feature Film
5 nominations
Winner Coco Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Blade Runner 2049 Roger A. Deakins Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner Phantom Thread Mark Bridges Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner Icarus Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan Documentary (Short Subject)
5 nominations
Winner Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 Frank Stiefel Film Editing
5 nominations
Winner Dunkirk Lee Smith Foreign Language Film
5 nominations Winner A Fantastic Woman Chile Makeup and Hairstyling
3 nominations Winner Darkest Hour Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat Music (Original Song)
5 nominations Winner Remember Me Coco Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez Production Design
5 nominations Winner The Shape of Water Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeffrey A. Melvin Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner Dear Basketball Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner The Silent Child Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton Sound Mixing
5 nominations Winner Dunkirk Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, Mark Weingarten Visual Effects
5 nominations Winner Blade Runner 2049 John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick
- Kong: Skull Island Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan, Chris Corbould
- War for the Planet of the Apes Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joel Whist
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Call Me by Your Name James Ivory Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations
Winner Get Out Jordan Peele Sound Editing
5 nominations Winner Dunkirk Richard King, Alex Gibson About these results
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- March 4, 2018
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- October 29, 2026
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Gary Oldman won for Darkest Hour, and Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Acting recognition at the 2018 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Blade Runner 2049.
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