24th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |
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Date | February 7, 2021 |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Nomadland |
Most awards | Nomadland (3) |
Most nominations | Nomadland and Minari (4) |
The 24th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2020, were announced on February 7, 2021. [1] [2]
Anne at 13,000 ft was declared the winner of the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award in the virtual gala held March 9, 2021. [3]
The award presentation, hosted by Elaine Lui and Kathleen Newman-Bremang, was livestreamed on the internet. Lui and Newman-Bremang received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. [4]
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