Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film explained

The Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film is an annual juried film award, presented by the Toronto International Film Festival to a film judged to be the best Canadian feature film.[1]

As with TIFF's other juried awards, the jury has the discretion to name one or more honorable mentions in addition to the overall winner, but are normally expected to name a single winner. On only one occasion to date, in 1997, were two full winners of the award named in the same year.

From 2020 to 2022, the award was presented as one of three Amplify Voices awards rather than as a standalone category. The Amplify Voices awards are presented to three films overall, with one award open to all feature films made by Canadian directors and designated as the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Film, while the other two awards are open to any feature films, regardless of nationality, directed by BIPOC filmmakers; however, all three awards are selected and presented by the same jury. In 2023, this ceased and the award reverted to being presented separately from the Amplify Voices awards, although the same jury remained in charge of presenting both awards.

Winners

Films whose titles are highlighted in yellow were the winners of the award; non-highlighted films were given honorable mentions.

YearFilmDirectorACCT honoursReference
1984A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel)Léa PoolBest Picture nominee (6th Genie Awards)[2]
1985Donald Brittain[3]
1986The Decline of the American Empire (Le déclin de l'empire américain)Denys ArcandBest Picture winner (8th Genie Awards)[4]
Sitting in LimboJohn N. Smith
1987Family ViewingAtom EgoyanBest Picture nominee (9th Genie Awards)[5]
Artist on FireKay Armatage
1988The Outside Chance of Maximilian GlickAllan A. GoldsteinBest Picture nominee (10th Genie Awards)[6]
1989RoadkillBruce McDonald[7]
1990HDarrell Wasyk[8]
1991The AdjusterAtom Egoyan[9]
The Grocer's WifeJohn PozerClaude Jutra Award winner (14th Genie Awards)
1992Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur) Robert MorinBest Picture nominee (13th Genie Awards)[10]
LéoloJean-Claude LauzonBest Picture nominee (13th Genie Awards)
Manufacturing ConsentMark Achbar and Peter Wintonick
1993Alanis ObomsawinBest Documentary nominee (15th Genie Awards)[11]
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn GouldFrançois GirardBest Picture winner (14th Genie Awards)
Zero PatienceJohn Greyson
1994ExoticaAtom EgoyanBest Picture winner (15th Genie Awards)[12]
Double HappinessMina ShumBest Picture nominee (15th Genie Awards)
WindigoRobert Morin
1995Live BaitBruce Sweeney[13]
Curtis's CharmJohn L'Ecuyer
RudeClement VirgoBest Picture nominee (16th Genie Awards)
1996Long Day's Journey into NightDavid WellingtonBest Picture nominee (17th Genie Awards)[14]
KissedLynne Stopkewich
1997The Hanging GardenThom FitzgeraldBest Picture nominee (18th Genie Awards)[15]
The Sweet HereafterAtom EgoyanBest Picture winner (18th Genie Awards)
1998NôRobert Lepage[16]
1999The Five SensesJeremy PodeswaBest Picture nominee (20th Genie Awards)[17]
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)Léa Pool
2000waydowntownGary Burns[18]
MaelströmDenis VilleneuveBest Picture winner (21st Genie Awards)
2001Zacharias KunukBest Picture winner (22nd Genie Awards)[19]
2002SpiderDavid Cronenberg[20]
2003The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)Denys ArcandBest Picture winner (24th Genie Awards)[21]
2004It's All Gone Pete TongMichael DowseBest Picture nominee (25th Genie Awards)[22]
Scared SacredVelcrow RipperBest Documentary winner (26th Genie Awards)
2005C.R.A.Z.Y.Jean-Marc ValléeBest Picture winner (26th Genie Awards)[23]
2006Manufactured LandscapesJennifer BaichwalBest Documentary winner (27th Genie Awards)[24]
Monkey WarfareReginald Harkema
2007My WinnipegGuy MaddinBest Documentary nominee (29th Genie Awards)[25]
2008Lost SongRodrigue Jean[26]
AdorationAtom Egoyan
2009Cairo TimeRuba Nadda[27]
The Legacy (La Donation)Bernard Émond
2010IncendiesDenis VilleneuveBest Picture winner (31st Genie Awards)[28]
2011Monsieur LazharPhilippe FalardeauBest Picture winner (32nd Genie Awards)[29]
2012Laurence AnywaysXavier DolanBest Picture nominee (1st Canadian Screen Awards)[30]
2013When Jews Were FunnyAlan Zweig[31]
2014Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira)Maxime GirouxBest Picture nominee (3rd Canadian Screen Awards)[32]
2015Closet Monster Stephen Dunn[33]
My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre)Philippe FalardeauBest Picture nominee (4th Canadian Screen Awards)
2016Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)Mathieu Denis and Simon LavoieBest Picture nominee (5th Canadian Screen Awards)[34]
2017Ravenous (Les Affamés)Robin AubertBest Picture nominee (6th Canadian Screen Awards)[35]
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes)Simon LavoieBest Picture nominee (6th Canadian Screen Awards)
2018The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles)Sébastien Pilote[36]
2019AntigoneSophie DeraspeBest Picture winner (8th Canadian Screen Awards)[37]
The Body Remembers When the World Broke OpenElle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen HepburnBest Picture nominee (8th Canadian Screen Awards)
2020Inconvenient IndianMichelle Latimer[38]
FaunaNicolás Pereda[39]
2021Ste. AnneRhayne Vermette[40]
ScarboroughShasha Nakhai, Rich WilliamsonBest Picture winner (10th Canadian Screen Awards)
2022To Kill a TigerNisha PahujaBest Documentary winner (11th Canadian Screen Awards)[41]
VikingStéphane LafleurBest Picture nominee (11th Canadian Screen Awards)[42]
2023SoloSophie DupuisBest Picture nominee (12th Canadian Screen Awards)[43]
KanavalHenri PardoJohn Dunning Best First Feature nominee (12th Canadian Screen Awards)

See also

Notes and References

  1. TIFF Canadian Slate Offers Peek into Country's Cinematic Future with Bold Feature Debuts Alongside New Works from Festival Vets. 2 . Toronto International Film Festival Inc. . 9 August 2017 . 28 August 2017 .
  2. [Jay Scott]
  3. Jay Scott, "Official Story voted most popular film; No Surrender, American Cousin critics' choices". The Globe and Mail, September 16, 1985.
  4. "Quebec film Le declin tops in T.O.; Arcands sex comedy wows public and jury". Montreal Gazette, September 15, 1986.
  5. Jay Scott, "No attendance figures released; Critics laud Zoo as best film". The Globe and Mail, September 21, 1987.
  6. "Spanish film is most popular at Toronto fest". Montreal Gazette, September 20, 1988.
  7. Sid Adilman, "Toronto director surprise winner of $25,000 film prize". Toronto Star, September 18, 1989.
  8. Jay Scott, "Director 'shocked' to win $25,000 prize; H was 'totally unanimous' choice as best Canadian feature". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 1990.
  9. Mark Bastien, "Film festival winner gives $25,000 away". Montreal Gazette, September 16, 1991.
  10. Jane Stevenson, "Dark drama cops top honors". Windsor Star, September 21, 1992.
  11. Craig MacInnis, "$25,000 Toronto-City prize goes to native filmmaker". Toronto Star, September 20, 1993.
  12. "Once again, Egoyan win means double happiness for directors". Vancouver Sun, September 19, 1994.
  13. "Film fest names winners". Edmonton Journal, September 18, 1995.
  14. "Toronto director scoops top film prize". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, September 17, 1996.
  15. "Hanging Garden wins two awards". The Globe and Mail, September 15, 1997.
  16. Peter Howell, "Life's beautiful for Benigni". Toronto Star, September 21, 1998.
  17. Liam Lacey, "Five Senses tops jury list at Toronto Film Festival: Canadian audience gazes favourably on American Beauty at award brunch capping off star-studded year". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 1999.
  18. Web site: waydowntown, Crouching Tiger top Toronto prizes . Goodridge . Mike . 17 September 2000 . 11 February 2018 . Screen Daily.
  19. "Inuit film best at fest". St. Catharines Standard, September 17, 2001.
  20. "Spider, Whale Rider win big in Toronto". Timmins Daily Press, September 17, 2002.
  21. "Barbarian Invasions wins best Canadian feature: Toronto International Film Festival wraps up". Orillia Packet and Times, September 15, 2003.
  22. "Hotel Rwanda tops at T.O. film fest". The Province, September 20, 2004.
  23. "South African drama is people's choice at TIFF". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 2005.
  24. "Winners a list of surprises". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 2006.
  25. Chris Knight, "Toronto film fest's people's choice award stays home". Vancouver Sun, September 17, 2007.
  26. Adam McDowell, "Slumdog emerges as top dog at TIFF; People's Choice". National Post, September 15, 2008.
  27. Cassandra Szklarski, "Toronto film fest audiences choose Precious". Waterloo Region Record, September 21, 2009.
  28. Web site: Incendies Passes $1M Mark at the Canadian Box Office . 5 October 2010 . 6 August 2016 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920131015/http://www.telefilm.ca/en/news/whats-new/2010/10/05/incendies-passes-1m-mark-canadian-box-office . 20 September 2016 . dead .
  29. Web site: TIFF: Awards 2011 . Toronto International Film Festival . 28 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120629131515/http://tiff.net/thefestival/about/awards/awards2011 . 29 June 2012.
  30. Xavier Dolan's "Laurence Anyways" won Best Canadian Feature at the TIFF . . Mesley . Wendy . . 16 September 2012.
  31. Web site: TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest’s top prize . 15 September 2013 . The Toronto Star.
  32. Web site: 'The Imitation Game' Wins Toronto Audience Award . 14 September 2014 . The Wrap.
  33. Web site: 'Room' Wins Toronto Film Festival's People’s Choice Award . 20 September 2015 . Variety.
  34. Web site: TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race . 18 September 2016 . Entertainment Weekly.
  35. Web site: TIFF 2017: And The Winners Are ... . 17 September 2017 . 17 September 2017 . Wilner . Norman . Now.
  36. https://www.screendaily.com/news/green-book-boosts-awards-season-prospects-with-tiff-audience-award-win/5132687.article "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win"
  37. Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 15, 2019.
  38. Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.
  39. Daniele Alcinii, "TIFF ’20: “Inconvenient Indian” takes People’s Choice Documentary Award". RealScreen, September 21, 2020.
  40. Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
  41. Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
  42. Web site: Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ Wins Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award. Deadline. Pete. Hammond. September 18, 2022. September 18, 2022.
  43. Steve Pond, "‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award". TheWrap, September 17, 2023.

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