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Oscars 2018 Winners & Nominees

The 90th Academy Awards (2018) took place on March 4, 2018. The Shape of Water won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 21 categories is below.

All 21 categories Most wins
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Best Picture
The Shape of Water
Headline winners

Oscars 2018: The Winners

The Shape of Water won Best Picture against 7 other nominees. Guillermo del Toro (Best Director), Gary Oldman (Best Actor) and Frances McDormand (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

The Shape of Water

2017 · Adventure, Drama, Thriller · Echo Score 85 · $195M worldwide

4 wins from 13 nominations at the 90th Academy Awards (2018)

  • Best Director
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Production Design

In 1962 Baltimore, Elisa, a mute woman working as a cleaner, discovers a mysterious aquatic creature being held in a hidden government facility. Drawn to the creature, she forms an unusual bond with it, risking everything to help it escape. As she navigates her growing connection, she must confront a ruthless government agent and the Cold War tensions surrounding the creature’s existence, embarking on a dangerous journey fueled by compassion and an unexpected love.

About The Shape of Water
Scoreboard

Oscars 2018: Which Films Won the Most

The Shape of Water won 4 awards from 13 nominations. 12 films won at least once, while Lady Bird went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster
    The Shape of Water 4 / 13
    2017 · Adventure, Drama · 4 wins from 13 nominations
  2. Dunkirk (2017) movie poster
    Dunkirk 3 / 8
    2017 · Action, Drama · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) movie poster
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2 / 7
    2017 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  4. Darkest Hour (2017) movie poster
    Darkest Hour 2 / 6
    2017 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  5. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) movie poster
    Blade Runner 2049 2 / 5
    2017 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  6. Coco (2017) movie poster
    Coco 2 / 2
    2017 · Adventure, Mystery · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  7. Phantom Thread (2017) movie poster
    Phantom Thread 1 / 6
    2017 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  8. Call Me by Your Name (2017) movie poster
    Call Me by Your Name 1 / 4
    2017 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  9. Get Out (2017) movie poster
    Get Out 1 / 4
    2017 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 4 nominations
  10. I, Tonya (2017) movie poster
    I, Tonya 1 / 3
    2017 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
Full results

All 21 Oscars 2018 Categories: Winners & Nominees

21 categories and 97 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (8). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

21 categories · 97 nominations

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Oscars 2018 Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Official name: Makeup and Hairstyling

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2018 Winners

Drama led with 78 nominations across 27 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 78 nominations · 22%
  2. Thriller 11 wins · 38 nominations · 29%
  3. War 9 wins · 29 nominations · 31%
  4. Comedy 6 wins · 29 nominations · 21%
  5. Romance 6 wins · 26 nominations · 23%
  6. Adventure 6 wins · 20 nominations · 30%
  7. Crime 3 wins · 20 nominations · 15%
  8. Horror 7 wins · 19 nominations · 37%
  9. Fantasy 6 wins · 18 nominations · 33%
  10. History 5 wins · 16 nominations · 31%
2018 season

How the Rest of the 2018 Awards Season Voted

The other 14 ceremonies of 2018, with the winner of each top prize. The Shape of Water also won the top prize at 2 of them. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won the most of them: 3.

All 2018 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 2018: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 90th Academy Awards (2018), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards (2018)?

The Shape of Water (2017) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Call Me by Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

About The Shape of Water

Which film won the most awards at the 90th Academy Awards (2018)?

The Shape of Water (2017) won the most: 4 awards from 13 nominations. Dunkirk was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 90th Academy Awards (2018)?

The Shape of Water (2017) led with 13 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 90th Academy Awards (2018)?

Best Director: Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water. Best Actor: Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour. Best Actress: Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney for I, Tonya.

When was the 90th Academy Awards (2018)?

The 90th Academy Awards (2018) took place on March 4, 2018. The database has 21 categories and 97 nominations for it.