ROME, Italy (AFP) — Director Guillermo del Toro, whose latest film “The Shape of Water” is tipped to win big at the Oscars, will chair the Venice Film Festival jury, organisers announced Monday. “Venice is a window to world cinema and the opportunity to celebrate its power and cultural relevance,” the Mexican director said. “The Shape of Water,” a Cold War-set story of love between a mute cleaning woman and a mystery merman-like creature, has […]
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‘The Shape of Water’ scores big with 13 Oscar nominations
by Veronique Dupont Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Fantasy romance “The Shape of Water” topped the Oscars nominations list on Tuesday with 13 nods, one shy of the record, as the Academy also gave a rare nomination to a woman in the directing category. In second place was tense World War II epic “Dunkirk,” with eight nods, while crime drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” generally thought to be the favorite […]
Fantasy film “The Shape of Water” leads Bafta nominations
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Fantasy film “The Shape of Water” gained 12 nominations at this year’s Baftas, and is leading the pack as the movie awards season gets underway. Steeped in Cold War secrecy, the tale of a cleaner at a US government lab — and the Russians who are after her discovery — is in the running for awards including best film and special visual effects. Guillermo del Toro is also nominated as […]
Best director Golden Globe goes to Guillermo del Toro
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro took home his first Golden Globe on Sunday for directing acclaimed fantasy romance “The Shape of Water.” In what was deemed one of the closest categories going into the night, Del Toro beat Martin McDonagh (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”), Ridley Scott (“All the Money in the World”) and Steven Spielberg (“The Post”) to the prize. © Agence France-Presse





