The Shape of Water has a leading 13 Oscar nominations at the March 4 Academy Awards ceremony, including nominations for best picture and best director. The lawsuit, filed by Zindel’s son David, listed more than 60 resemblances between the play Let Me Hear You Whisper and The Shape of Water. In the Zindel play, the creature is a dolphin while it is a half-man, half-river creature in the movie. It alleged that Kraus was aware of Zindel and his play, which was produced for television in 1969 and again in 1990. The Shape of Water has already won the best picture Golden Globe and numerous acting and craft awards from film critics’ groups in the United States and elsewhere.

Source: Pakistan Today February 22, 2018 07:15 UTC