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- ↑ Kristopher Tapley (September 20, 2015). "'Room' Wins Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award". Variety .
- ↑ Joey Nolfi (September 18, 2016). "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly .
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2017: And The Winners Are…". Now , September 17. 2017.
- ↑ Jeremy Kay, "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily , September 16, 2018.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter , September 15, 2019.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter , September 20, 2020.
- ↑ Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap , September 18, 2021.
- ↑ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire , September 18, 2022.
- ↑ Christian Zilko, "American Fiction’ Wins People’s Choice Award at 2023 TIFF (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire , September 17, 2023.