Sorry, ‘Shape of Water’: Twitter Picks a Different Best Picture During Oscars

And this Academy Award-winner was not even nominated for Sunday night’s final trophy

The Asset - 'The Shape of Water'
'The Shape of Water'

Sunday’s Oscars belonged to Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” — though not according to Twitter.

The film most-tweeted about during the 90th Academy Awards was actually “Coco,” which won Best Animated Feature and also took home the Original Song trophy for “Remember Me.”

“Shape of Water” was the No. 2 top movie on the social media network, following by “Dunkirk,” “Call Me by Your Name” and “Get Out,” per Twitter.

Here are some additional Twitter stats from last night, like the ABC special’s top moments:

  1. “The Shape of Water” wins Best Picture
  2. Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Kelly Marie Tran and BB-8 present Best Animated Feature to “Coco”
  3. Jordan Peele wins Best Original Screenplay for “Get Out”
  4. Frances McDormand wins Best Actress
  5. “Remember Me” from “Coco” wins Best Original Song
And the most discussed stars during the red carpet:
  1. Timothée Chalamet (@RealChalamet)
  2. Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman)
  3. Tom Holland (@TomHolland1996)
  4. Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo)
  5. Adam Rippon (@Adaripp)
Finally, below are the most tweeted about stars at the Oscars — sorry, you didn’t make the cut, Jimmy Kimmel.
  1. Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant)
  2. Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT)
  3. Meryl Streep
  4. Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele)
  5. Gary Oldman

Here are last night’s actual winners.

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