Director Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water — a fantasy romance that racked up 13 Academy Award nominations, more than any other movie this year – will be released on Digital Feb. 27 and on disc two weeks later by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc editions arrive on March 13.
Special features include theatrical trailers and the featurettes “A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times,” “Anatomy of a Scene: Prologue,” “Anatomy of a Scene: The Dance,” “Shaping the Waves: A Conversation with James Jean,” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Master Class.”
The Shape of Water is a fairy tale set in the United States during the Cold War. In a secret government laboratory where she works, Elisa (Sally Hawkins) suffers from loneliness and isolation. Her life is changed when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) stumble upon a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones.
The Shape of Water been nominated for Best Picture and 12 other Oscars, including Del Toro as Best Director, Hawkins as Best Actress, Spencer as Best Supporting Actress, Jenkins as Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.