The Shape of Water
2017 film by Guillermo del Toro
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| 2025 | The film was voted for the 'Readers' Choice' edition of The New York Times 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century', finishing at number 227. |
| April 5 2021 | David Zindel, son of Paul Zindel, released a statement acknowledging that his plagiarism claims were unfounded and recognizing Guillermo del Toro as the true creator of The Shape of Water. |
| February 10 2019 | Nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, including Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Arrangement (Instrumental), and Best Instrumental Composition. |
| 2018 | The film was selected by the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year. |
| 2018 | The film received fourteen nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards, winning four awards. |
| 2018 | The film received twelve nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards, winning three awards including Best Director. |
| October 5 2018 | The Shape of Water soundtrack album released in the United Kingdom on LP, including an unofficial release and a test pressing |
| July 2018 | Judge Percy Anderson dismissed the Zindel estate's plagiarism lawsuit, ruling that del Toro and Fox Searchlight were entitled to recover their legal costs. |
| March 13 2018 | The film was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download, featuring special features including a making-of documentary, featurettes, a MasterClass Q&A with Guillermo del Toro, an interview with artist James Jean, and three theatrical trailers. |
| March 11 2018 | After winning four Oscars, the film made $2.4 million at the box office, a 64% increase from the previous week. |
| March 6 2018 | A novelization of the film by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus was published. |
| March 4 2018 | Won Best Original Score at the Academy Awards. |
| February 2018 | The estate of Paul Zindel initiated a lawsuit against Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus, alleging plagiarism of the 1969 work Let Me Hear You Whisper. |
| February 18 2018 | Won Best Film Music at the British Academy Film Awards. |
| January 27 2018 | Following 13 Oscar nominations, the film was expanded to over 1,854 theaters and earned $5.9 million, representing a 171% increase from the previous week. |
| January 11 2018 | Won Best Score at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. |
| January 7 2018 | Won Best Original Score at the Golden Globe Awards. |
| 2017 | Desplat spends six weeks composing the film score, focusing on creating a water-inspired, immersive musical experience. |
| 2017 | Alexandre Desplat composed the soundtrack album for the film 'The Shape of Water', which received critical acclaim for its wistful, fanciful, and creative musical approach. |
| 2017 | Desplat spends six weeks composing the film's soundtrack, creating unique musical themes that capture the essence of water and love. |
| December 2017 | Fox Searchlight Pictures released a For Your Consideration album for The Shape of Water soundtrack in late 2017, featuring 33 tracks that differ from the general release album, including alternate cues and underscores. |
| December 22 2017 | The Shape of Water expanded to a wide theatrical release. |
| December 8 2017 | The Shape of Water soundtrack album released in the United Kingdom on CD, including a Digipak version |
| December 1 2017 | The film began a limited release in two theaters in New York City. |
| November 2017 | Fox Searchlight Pictures released a For Your Consideration album for 'The Shape of Water' soundtrack in late 2017, which featured 33 unique tracks different from the general release album. |
| November 16 2017 | Desplat won the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Original Score in the Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Film category. |
| September 9 2017 | Alexandre Desplat won the Soundtrack Stars Award for Best Soundtrack at the Venice Film Festival for The Shape of Water soundtrack. |
| August 31 2017 | The Shape of Water premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded the prestigious Golden Lion award. |
| November 2016 | Filming of The Shape of Water concluded in Ontario, Canada. |
| August 2016 | Filming of The Shape of Water began on location in Ontario, Canada. |
| 2014 | Potential alternative year for del Toro and Desplat's initial meeting about the film's premise. |
| 2014 | Del Toro narrated the premise of The Shape of Water to Desplat and showed him a preview of the film, which impressed Desplat and led to his agreement to score the movie. |
| January 2014 | Continued discussions between del Toro and Desplat about the film's premise. |
| December 2013 | Del Toro met with Desplat to discuss the film's premise, marking the beginning of their collaboration for The Shape of Water. |
| 2012 | Alexandre Desplat initially planned to collaborate with Guillermo del Toro on a stop-motion animated Pinocchio film, which subsequently went into development hell. |
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