Just under a month after Fox Searchlight’s The Shape of Water won Best Picture at the 90th Oscars, director Guillermo del Toro has signed a new overall deal with the studio, making it his new production home.
The Shape of Water was nominated for 13 Oscars, the most of any film, and it ended up winning four, Best Picture, Best Director (Guillermo del Toro), Best Original Score (Alexandre Desplat) and Best Production Design (Paul D. Austerberry, Shane Vieau and Jeffrey A. Melvin).
Here’s what Guillermo del Toro had to say in a statement, where he thanked Fox Searchlight Pictures presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley, along with the studio’s co-heads of production, David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield.
After the wonderful experience I had with Fox Searchlight on The Shape of Water, I am honored to have the opportunity to continue the relationship.