By India Blooms News Service Feb 01, 2024
Toronto/IBNS: TIFF 2023s official selection of 12 films have received Oscar nominations including American Fiction.
The films include American Fiction, The Boy and the Heron, Rustin, The Holdovers, The Zone of Interest, Anatomy of a Fall, Perfect Days, The Teachers Lounge, Robot Dreams, Four Daughters and To Kill a Tiger.
As part of TIFFs Film Circuit programme in the coming months, this years lineup of Oscar-nominated films will be screening at TIFF Lightbox as well as across the country.
TIFF serves as an essential launchpad for filmsOur expansive and diverse audience, coupled with TIFFs commitmentan unmatched platform for filmsgain widespread recognitiongrateful to our Toronto audiences for discovering these films first, Cameron Bailey, TIFF, CEO was reported saying.
Over the years, numerous TIFF Peoples Choice Award winners have gone on to secure Oscar nominations.
TIFF 2023 Peoples Choice Awardwinning film American Fiction, from Cord Jefferson, received five nominations for his debut feature, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Jeffrey Wright), Best Supporting Actor (Sterling K. Brown), and Best Film Editing.
The Peoples Choice Award, determined by audience votes, reflects the collective appreciation of film enthusiasts, often signalling a films broad appeal.
Tribute Performer Award honouree of TIFF 2023 , Colman Domingo received a Best Actor nomination for his performance in George C. Wolfes Rustin.
Former TIFF Tribute Performer honourees who were nominated and went on to win Oscars include Brendan Fraser, Jessica Chastain, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Joaquin Phoenix.
Alexander Paynes The Holdovers, nominated for five Oscars, returned to TIFF in 2023 for its International Premiere.
A special screening of The Holdovers can be watched by the audiences at TIFF Lightbox on February 29.
In addition, Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, who debuted the National Film Board documentary To Kill a Tiger during TIFF 22, received a nomination for Best Feature Documentary.
The film will be screened free to the public, on February 13, as part of the See the North series, presented by MUBI.
Here are the following TIFF films up for Oscar nominations:
American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Special Presentations programme Best Picture Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score
The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Special Presentations programme Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Film Editing
The Zone of Interest, directed by Jonathan Glazer TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Feature film Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound
Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Special Presentation Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing
The Boy and the Heron, directed by Hayao Miyazaki TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Opening Night Gala Presentation Best Animated Feature Film
Rustin, directed by George C. Wolfe TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Special Presentation Best Actor in a Leading Role
NYAD, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Gala Presentation Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Supporting Actress
Perfect Days, directed by Wim Wenders TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Centrepiece Programme Best International Feature Film (Japan)
The Teachers Lounge, directed by Ilker atak TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Centrepiece Programme Best International Feature Film (Germany)
Robot Dreams, directed by Pablo Berger TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Centrepiece Programme Best Animated Feature
Four Daughters, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania TIFF 2023 Official Selection, Special Presentation Best Documentary Feature Film
To Kill a Tiger, directed by Nisha Pahuja TIFF 2022 Official Selection, TIFF Docs programme Best Documentary Feature
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)