The 90th Academy Awards were held on March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting for the second consecutive year. Kimmel opened by marking the Academy's 90th anniversary and acknowledging the women who had spoken out against sexual assault and harassment in the industry. To keep speeches short, he promised a jet ski to the winner who gave the shortest one, and Phantom Thread costume designer Mark Bridges won it with a speech of 36 seconds. Later in the show Kimmel led a group of stars across the street to surprise an audience at a movie theater.

Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, the most nominated film of the year, won four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, original score and production design. Del Toro, who told the audience that he was an immigrant, became the fourth Mexican director in five years to win Best Director. Before reading the Best Picture result, he double…