Director Guillermo del Toro stand on stage with his cast and crew after he won the Oscar for Best Film for The Shape of Water during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show. Pic/AFP

Guillermo del Toro's inter-species fantasy drama "The Shape of Water" today won the Best Picture Oscar. The film also helped del Toro win his maiden Oscar in the directing category. The lyrical drama about a mute cleaning lady's unique bond with a humanoid amphibian, who is a classified government secret, led the 90th Academy Awards, with 13 nominations.