Summary “The Shape of Water” was the big winner of the night with four statuettes. Photo: Getty
(Web Desk) – “The Shape of Water” won the best picture at the Oscars bringing the curtain down on a Hollywood awards season overshadowed by controversy surrounding sexual misconduct.
The 90th Academy Awards were hosted by late night funny man Jimmy Kimmel. This is his second straight year to host the most prestigious awards of the industry.
With the #MeToo campaign against sexual misconduct and gender inequality dominating the 2018 awards circuit, this year’s Oscars gala was seen as an opportunity for Tinseltown to support female filmmaking.
“The Shape of Water” was the big winner of the night with four statuettes, including best picture, best director, best production design and best original score.
Following is the list of major winners for Oscars 2018:
Best picture: “The Shape of Water”
Best director: Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Best actor: Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Best actress: Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best supporting actor: Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best supporting actress: Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Best foreign language film: “A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)
Best animated feature: “Coco”
Best cinematography: “Blade Runner 2049” - Roger Deakins
Best visual effects: “Blade Runner 2049”
Best make-up and hairstyling: “Darkest Hour”
Creative: Ahsan Zahid
