And there you have it folks, the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture goes to "The Shape of Water". After a topsy-turvy season during which several films laid claim to the throne, it was Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance film that took the top honor, along with 3 other well-deserved statues for Director, Production Design and Original Score. Overall, the show was predictably political, while the awards winners themselves were rather surprising (for me at least). Shockers included "Icarus" winning Best Documentary and "Remember Me" beating the tailor-made Oscar song "This is Me". But and the end of the day, I couldn't complain much as this year's nominees were a quality bunch. As the cliché goes, they were all winners. But of course, these following honorees felt that champion's feeling more than the others:
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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Get Out
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me by Your Name
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coco
BEST FOREIGN FILM
A Fantastic Woman
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Icarus
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Shape of Water
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Remember Me - Coco
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Shape of Water
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blade Runner 2049
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Phantom Thread
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049
BEST EDITING
Dunkirk
BEST SOUND EDITING
Dunkirk
BEST SOUND MIXING
Dunkirk