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Looking at the People’s Choice Award list of past winners one can tell that the Toronto Film Festival is the event where future Academy Award winners are born.
Here is a list of past winners of the People’s Choice Award (since TIFF’s foundation in 1976) who later won one or more Oscars:
The King’s Speech (2010) – Won 4 Oscars
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Tom Hooper)
- Best Actor (Colin Firth)
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Precious (2009) – Won 2 Oscars
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mo’Nique)
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Won 8 Oscars
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Danny Boyle)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Film Editing
- Best Music, Original Score
- Best Music, Original Song (“Jai Ho”)
- Best Sound Mixing
Tsotsi (2005) – Won 1 Oscar
- Best Foreign Language Film (South Africa)
Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (2000) – Won 4 Oscars
- Best Foreign Language Film (Taiwan)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Art Direction
- Best Music, Original Score
American Beauty (1999) – Won 5 Oscars
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Sam Mendes)
- Best Actor (Kevin Spacey)
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
Life is Beautiful (La vita e Bella) (1997) – Won 3 Oscars
- Best Foreign Language Film (Italy)
- Best Actor (Roberto Benigni)
- Best Music, Original Score
Shine (1996) – Won 1 Oscar
- Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)
Antonia’s Line (Antonia) (1995) – Won 1 Oscar
- Best Foreign Language Film (The Netherlands)
The Fisher King (1991) – Won 1 Oscar
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mercedes Ruehl)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) – Won 1 Oscar
- Best Costume Design
La Historia Oficial (The Official story) (1985) – Won 1 Oscar
- Best Foreign Language Film (Argentina)
Places in the Heart (1984) – Won 2 Oscars
- Best Actress (Sally Field)
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Chariots of Fire (1981) – Won 4 Oscars
- Best Picture
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Music, Original Score
- Best Costume Design
Best Boy (1979) – Won 1 Oscar
- Best Documentary Feature (Ira Wohl)
See also:
Toronto Film Festival 2012: The Winners
Toronto Film Festival 2012: Prediction for People’s Choice Award