Guillermo Del Toro Wins Directing Oscar for ‘The Shape of Water’

Guillermo Del Toro Wins Directing Oscar for ‘The Shape of Water’
Best Director and Best Film laureate Mexican director Guillermo del Toro stands at the engraving station as he attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES—Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro won the best director Oscar on Sunday for his fantastical romance “The Shape of Water.”

The film also scooped the Oscar for best movie.