Fox Star Studios is all set to release its front-runners for the 90th Academy Award, ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ in India on 16th and 23rd February 2018 respectively.
Guillermo del Toro‘s lavish monster romance “The Shape of Water” leads the pack with a massive total of 13 nominations followed by ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ with 7 nominations.
As a matter of fact, ‘The Shape of Water’ came just shy of tying the record of 14 nominations by Titanic in the year 1997.
‘The Shape of Water’ has garnered various nominations including The Best Picture, The Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay whereas ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ is nominated for Best Actress, Best supporting actor, Best original screenplay.
Besides these Fox’s The Boss Baby, War for the Planet of the Apes, Logan, Ferdinand and The Greatest Showman has also received nominations.
Guillermo del Toro, Director, The Shape of Water stated, “It is a great honor and joy to be here, today with a picture that remains faithful to all my convictions and the images I have loved since infancy. I want to thank the Academy and my professional colleagues for their kind disposition towards “The Shape of Water.” I share these nominations with all the young filmmakers in Mexico and Latin America who put their hopes in our craft and the intimate stories of their imagination.”
Martin McDonagh, Director, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stated, “I’m thrilled that our film has received seven nominations from the Academy, and that the beautiful work of our editor Jon Gregory, our composer Carter Burwell, my gentle brothers-in-arms Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell, and our fearless leader Frances McDormand, have all been recognised so wonderfully. I can’t wait to celebrate with them all come March 4th.”
