The Shape of Water

Is there a divergence between a movie winning top awards and its popularity? It would seem so as, in the last few years, blockbusters have been sidelined from top Oscar awards and more esoteric stories and smaller budget movies rule the roost. This year's Oscar winners -- The Shape of Water, Darkest Hour, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Phantom Thread or Call Me by Your Name -- apart from earning accolades at the Academy Awards ceremony, had one thing in common -- their unimpressive box-office stories.