For more than 40 years, TIFF has been a strong indicator of Oscar hopefuls, with Best Picture winners like “Nomadland,” “Green Book,” “12 Years a Slave,” “The King’s Speech” and “Slumdog Millionaire” all winning the People’s Choice Award at the fest.
This year’s high-profile world premieres included Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” ; Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King.”
With awards season gearing up, here are the top performances in movies that screened at TIFF that are already gathering buzz.Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley is being touted as a front-runner for her heart-wrenching film “Women Talking,” which she wrote and directed. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews, it follows women in a Mennonite colony deciding how to handle an epidemic of sexual abuse. The film is anchored by riveting and emotionally complex performances from a stunning ensemble cast.
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