Oscars 2018: Latin America shines as del Toro wins big

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The 90th Academy Awards saw Latin American artists and films take home some of the most coveted Oscars.

Mexico's Guillermo del Toro won best director and his The Shape of Water took the top honour for best film.

Chile's A Fantastic Woman was named best foreign language film and its star Daniela Vega became the first openly transgender woman to present at the ceremony.

Coco, a film with a Mexican Day of the Dead theme, won best animated feature.

How many awards did Latin America bag?

Well, that depends on your definition of a Latin American film. There is no doubt that Mexico did extremely well by getting the two most coveted awards of the night. Guillermo del Toro, the 53-year-old from Guadalajara, won both best director and best picture.