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- ↑ "TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest’s top prize". Toronto Star , September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "'Margarita, with a Straw' wins NETPAC award at TIFF". Deccan Chronicle . September 14, 2014.
- ↑ "'Room' reçoit le prix du public". Le Monde , September 21, 2015.
- ↑ Chris Knight, "And the winner is ...; La La Land takes bellwether award". National Post , September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Jeremy Kay (September 17, 2017). "'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' wins Toronto audience award". Screen Daily.
- ↑ Jessica Wong, "Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, wins TIFF People's Choice prize". CBC News, September 16, 2018.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (September 12, 2019). "Toronto Film Festival Jury Winners: 'Martin Eden', 'Murmur', 'How To Build A Girl'". Deadline Hollywood .
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter , September 20, 2020.
- ↑ Bruce Haring, "‘Anatolian Leopard’ And ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ Are The Big TIFF Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood , September 18, 2021.
- ↑ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire , September 18, 2022.
- ↑ Steve Pond, "‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award". TheWrap , September 17, 2023.
- ↑ Harrison Richlin, "Who Will Win the TIFF People’s Choice Award? Live Updates from the Ceremony". IndieWire , September 15, 2024.