Guillermo del Toro's The Shape Of Water took home the evening's biggest prize, best picture. The film follows a mute cleaning woman who falls in love with an amphibian creature in a Cold War-era government lab. The Shape of Water also won Academy Awards for directing (Guillermo Del Toro), music (Alexandre Desplat) and production design.
On The 21st: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," "I, Tonya" and "The Shape of Water." Do you know the movies you’re going to watch this film season? Plus, book suggestions for the holidays.
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On the 21st: We talked with WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore about her new audio documentary on her book about segregation in Chicago's South Side. We also spoke with Chaz Ebert to preview Sunday's Oscars and checked in with the founder of the upcoming 34th annual Insect Fear Film Festival in Urbana.
On Sunday, the red carpet will be rolled out for the Academy Awards and Illinois will have a significant presence. We’ll explore those connections beginning with Helen Estabrook, Champaign-Urbana native and the producer of Whiplash could take home as many as five Academy Awards. Finding Vivian Maier is a Chicago story written and directed by a Chicagoan. It could win best documentary….and find itself in copyright trouble. We’ll cover all that and more but first in this WILL special: Illinois at the Oscars
The Oscars are the most-watched film award show; how do they influence the industry?
