“It’s just magical.”And Ms. Langan delighted in the casting of Ms. Hawkins, an Englishwoman. “She has a wonderful delicacy that suggests so much,” Ms. Langan said, a sentiment that is likely shared by many in the sizable British contingent of academy voters. Of course one of Mr. del Toro’s Oscar competitors, Christopher Nolan, is also viewed as an auteur, and is an Englishman to boot. With eight nominations, “Dunkirk” is up against “The Shape of Water” in many of the “below the line” craft and technical categories, like film editing, sound editing and production design. “It’s a cinematic accomplishment, and ‘Shape of Water’ by contrast is very human,” Ms. Langan said.

Source: New York Times February 07, 2018 18:59 UTC