The fantasy romance The Shape of Water added another key prize in its awards season run with Guillermo del Toro's win at the Directors Guild Awards Saturday. The Shape of Water, about a mute woman who falls in love with an underwater creature, has emerged as the awards season front runner with a Producers Guild Award and a leading 13 Academy Award nominations. Jordan Peele, on the set of Get Out, took home a DGA award for first-time feature. The Directors Guild also honours directing live-action and scripted programming and even commercials. The Directors Guild Awards serve as a reliable predictor for who will eventually win the best director prize at the Academy Awards.

Source: CBC News February 04, 2018 22:07 UTC