OscarsFilmmaker Christopher Nolan's war drama 'Dunkirk' won top sound honours, while 'The Shape Of Water' won the Best Director and Best PictureTNM StaffImage for representationThe 90th Academy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday night with popular TV host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosting the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre. Jibes on Harvey Weinstein, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and the envelope-gate controversy were the star attractions of Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue. Image: Twitter/JimmyKimmelLive Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan's war drama Dunkirk won top sound honours. The film won the gold statue in -- Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing category. Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten picked the Best Sound Mixing honour for the film, and Alex Gibson and Richard King took the Best Sound Editing trophy. The film, which has also been written by Nolan, brings the story of Operation Dynamo as it unfolds on land, sea and air. Icarus, which was about doping in Russian sports, and helmed by director Bryan Fogel, was named as the Best Documentary (Feature). Meanwhile, Coco was named as Best Animated Feature Film at the Oscars 2018, and co-director Lee Unkrich dedicated the honour to the people and culture of Mexico, saying "representation matters". Filmmaker James Ivory became the oldest Oscar winner at 89 for his adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name. The screenplay of the gay romance movie, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is based on the eponymous novel by Andre Aciman. Jordan Peele won an Oscar for Original Screenplay, with Get Out. Best Supporting Actor Actor Sam Rockwell won his first Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. He was up against Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) and Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World) for the award. Helmed by Martin McDonagh, the film is about a mother who, when the police in her town fail to find a suspect in her daughter's murder, purchases three billboards to call public attention to the unsolved crime. Meanwhile, actor Allison Janney took home her first Oscar in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category for her powerful performance in I, Tonya. She was in the race to win the coveted trophy with Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), Laurie Metcalfe (Lady Bird) and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water). Best Actor Gary Oldman won the Best Actor Oscar for Darkest Hour, for his portrayal of Winston Churchill, which involved daily four-hour makeup sessions. For Oldman, it was his second nomination in the Actor in a Leading Role category. He was previously nominated for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in 2011. While accepting the award, Oldman said: "I've lived in America for the longest time, and I am deeply grateful to her for the loves and the friendships I have made and the many wonderful gifts it has given me. My home, my livelihood, my family, and now Oscar." On the other hand, Frances Mcdormand won the Oscar for Best Actress, for her role in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. She was given the award for essaying the role of Mildred, a woman with a burning sense of injustice over the police failure to find the killer of her daughter. 60-year-old McDormand pipped, among others, The Post star Meryl Streep, who scored her 21st nomination and the 17th in this category at the Oscars. McDormand left an impact with her acceptance speech after she asked every female nominee in the room to stand up and asked male gatekeepers to ask them about their projects and ideas not just at Oscar after-parties, but in office meetings following awards season. Best Actress winner Frances McDormand rallies the crowd. Presented by @Att. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/6loAtYheKZ — The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 5, 2018 Best Director and Best Picture Guillermo del Toro, who faces a copyright infringement lawsuit for The Shape Of Water, won the Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards for the movie. The Shape of Water, a fantasy drama, has been in the midst of allegations that it is a copy of a 1969 play Let Me Hear You Whisper. And the Oscar goes to... pic.twitter.com/M7o7QJKacs — The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 5, 2018 The film stars Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaner working in a Cold War-era lab facility, who bonds with a sea creature being kept there. It dominated the Academy Awards' nomination pack with nods in a maximum of 13 categories this year.
- 3/5/2018
- by Nitin
- The News Minute
“The Shape of Water,” which was a favorite by the Oscars, is now facing a lawsuit. According to what is being claimed as “startling similarities” between this movie, and “Let Me Hear You Whisper,” a play, the movie is facing copyright infringement charges. The film, which was under the direction of Guillermo del Toro, is a type of fantastical love story, which is being touted as one of the best films from 2017. In fact, this movie received several accolades in the awards circuit. The most notable of recognitions was a not from the Academy Awards, with “The Shape of
The Shape of Water is Sued for Copyright Infringement...
The Shape of Water is Sued for Copyright Infringement...
- 3/1/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
‘The Shape Of Water’ Sued For Allegedly Ripping Off A Play, Guillermo Del Toro Says ‘I Never Saw It’
Guillermo del Toro’s awards darling “The Shape of Water” is being accused of stealing from the works of playwright Paul Zindel. Zindel’s son, David, is suing the minds behind the film for taking from the playwright’s 1969 play Let Me Hear You Whisper without permission. The playwright’s son believes the two projects are so similar “The Shape of...
- 2/22/2018
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
With less than a week remaining before Academy Awards voting ends, Guillermo del Toro and Fox Searchlight are being sued for allegedly copying the idea for The Shape of Water.
The film, which tells an inter-species love story set against the backdrop of the Cold War arms race, is nominated for best picture and del Toro is widely considered the frontrunner for best director.
But, according to the family of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel, the fantasy story is a rip-off of a 1969 play called Let Me Hear You Whisper. David Zindel says his father's work...
The film, which tells an inter-species love story set against the backdrop of the Cold War arms race, is nominated for best picture and del Toro is widely considered the frontrunner for best director.
But, according to the family of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel, the fantasy story is a rip-off of a 1969 play called Let Me Hear You Whisper. David Zindel says his father's work...
- 2/22/2018
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Shape of Water director and co-writer Guillermo del Toro has come out to directly refute claims made in a lawsuit filed today by the estate of playwright Paul Zindel that the filmmaker appropriated plot elements from Let Me Hear You Whisper. That is a 1969 play about a janitorial cleaning woman who attempts (and fails) to free a dolphin from a scientific laboratory facility that weaponizes animals for military use. “I have never read nor seen the play,” del…...
- 2/22/2018
- Deadline
Son of Pulitzer winner Paul Zindel alleges Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-nominated film ‘exploited’ his father’s 1969 play
The family of a Pulitzer-winning playwright has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Guillermo del Toro and Fox Searchlight alleging that the Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water is a “derivative” work that has “glaring similarities” to a 1969 play.
David Zindel, son of American playwright Paul Zindel, filed the complaint Wednesday alleging that Del Toro’s critically acclaimed film, which has more Oscar nominations than any other this year, has “exploited” the play Let Me Hear You Whisper and should have credited and licensed his father’s work.
The family of a Pulitzer-winning playwright has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Guillermo del Toro and Fox Searchlight alleging that the Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water is a “derivative” work that has “glaring similarities” to a 1969 play.
David Zindel, son of American playwright Paul Zindel, filed the complaint Wednesday alleging that Del Toro’s critically acclaimed film, which has more Oscar nominations than any other this year, has “exploited” the play Let Me Hear You Whisper and should have credited and licensed his father’s work.
- 2/22/2018
- by Sam Levin in San Francisco
- The Guardian - Film News
3:15 Pm Pt -- Fox tells us, “These claims from Mr. Zindel’s estate are baseless, wholly without merit and we will be filing a motion to dismiss. Furthermore, the estate’s complaint seems timed to coincide with the Academy Award voting cycle in order to pressure our studio to quickly settle. Instead, we will vigorously defend ourselves and, by extension, this groundbreaking and original film." "The Shape of Water" doesn't deserve a Best Picture Oscar,...
- 2/21/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” is a ripoff of a drama by Pulitzer-winning playwright Paul Zindel, according to a new lawsuit filed by the deceased playwright’s son. The suit, filed in federal court in California on Wednesday against del Toro, Fox Searchlight and others, alleges that “The Shape of Water” infringes on Zindel’s 1969 play “Let Me Hear You Whisper.” According to the suit, the play “tells the story of a lonely janitorial cleaning woman who works the graveyard shift at a scientific laboratory facility that performs animal experiments for military use. There she becomes fascinated by a fantastic...
- 2/21/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the celebrated French director of “Delicatessen” and “Amélie,” has accused Guillermo del Toro of plagiarizing a scene from “Delicatessen” in his 13-time Oscar nominee “The Shape of Water.”
The scene in del Toro’s movie features the characters played by Sally Hawkins and Richard Jenkins performing a charming two-step dance while sitting on a sofa watching an old Hollywood movie. Jeunet thinks del Toro stole the moment from a similar one between two children in “Delicatessen.” The French director explained to Ouest-France (via The Playlist) that he confronted del Toro about the scene.
“I told [del Toro]: ‘You have a lot of imagination, a lot of talent. Why go and [steal] the ideas of others?'” Jeunet told the French publication. “[Del Toro] said, ‘We owe Terry Gilliam everything.’ According...
The scene in del Toro’s movie features the characters played by Sally Hawkins and Richard Jenkins performing a charming two-step dance while sitting on a sofa watching an old Hollywood movie. Jeunet thinks del Toro stole the moment from a similar one between two children in “Delicatessen.” The French director explained to Ouest-France (via The Playlist) that he confronted del Toro about the scene.
“I told [del Toro]: ‘You have a lot of imagination, a lot of talent. Why go and [steal] the ideas of others?'” Jeunet told the French publication. “[Del Toro] said, ‘We owe Terry Gilliam everything.’ According...
- 2/6/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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