Octavia Spencer walks the red carpet ahead of the ‘The Shape Of Water’ screening during the 74th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2017 in Venice, Italy. | Dominique Charriau ...

The Oscars race is sometimes written off as a big popularity contest, but that's technically not true, since Academy voters routinely pick Best Picture New Lawsuit Claims “The Shape Of Water ...

But of course, there is one big exception. In 2018, Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water swept the Academy Awards, winning four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. With the movie ...