Romantic fantasy“The Shape of Water” won the best picture Oscar on Sunday. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, won best director. His win shattered the hopes of a rare win by a woman or a black filmmaker. The night has themes of female empowerment and activism. Greta Gerwig’s independent mother-daughter tale“Lady Bird” came away empty-handed. Racial satire“Get Out” got just one award, for original screenplay.
