The 90th iteration of the Oscars has come and gone, and while predictable, subtle nods to the Time’s Up movement and Parkland shooting were sprinkled throughout the night. In general, the award show glided along sans drama, and avoiding any disastrous La La Land-esque mix up, the Oscar for best picture went to The Shape of Water.
Watch Guillermo del Toro’s (@RealGDT) acceptance speech for Best Picture. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/iwRuhQN0uH
— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) March 5, 2018
Fans across the Twittersphere celebrated the flick.
https://twitter.com/harleivy/status/970521859816148999
https://twitter.com/TrueGoatJesus/status/970522785444331521
https://twitter.com/LesleyAnnBrandt/status/970522611066130432
Some were just glad it wasn’t Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
If it wasn’t #GetOut I’m happy it went to #ShapeOfWater pic.twitter.com/ouHOLvYJre
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) March 5, 2018
the only movie i could stand beating get out was the shape of water
— Ash NOT ANITA SARKEESIAN!! Parrish (@adashtra) March 5, 2018
literally the only thing i could stand
so i’m ok
Others were disappointed.
We will look back on 2017 and think that Get Out was the best movie and not The Shape of Water. I can promise you that.
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) March 5, 2018
The Shape of Water sucked, I wish Warren Beatty had just said The Florida Project and ran off stage #Oscars
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) March 5, 2018
Maybe #shapeofwater had its moments but #ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri was the best movie of all time pic.twitter.com/eKXdVlccsV
— bryce sherwood (@SavWooood) March 5, 2018
And a lot of people just made fish jokes.
https://twitter.com/JuanOrtiz795/status/970523619024687104
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/970521418327904256
Shape of Water (2018) pic.twitter.com/czNjrtdDmI
— Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada) March 5, 2018
The film swept the award show, taking home three other Oscars including best production design, best score, and best director, which went to Guillermo del Toro.