PHOTO GALLERY: Creation opening night gala at Roy Thomson Hall with Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany

The Toronto International Film Festival 2009 kicked off last night with the evening premiere of John Amiel‘s Creation, a British (and notably not Canadian) biopic about Charles Darwin. The stars of the film—real-life husband and wife Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany—took a glitzy stroll down the red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall and we were there.

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Jennifer Connelly greets fans at the world premiere of Creation, the opening gala of the Toronto International Film Festival 2009, at Roy Thomson Hall (Photo by Karon Liu)

BELLE OF THE HALL

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Jennifer Connelly on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009(Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Paul Bettany on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Paul Bettany on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany pose for photographers at the world premiere of Creation, the opening gala of the Toronto International Film Festival 2009, at Roy Thomson Hall (Photo by Karon Liu)

ON THE SPOT

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Jennifer Connelly on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly is lit up by the flash bulbs of photographers the red carpet during the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Paul Bettany reaches for the hand of Jennifer Connelly at the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly on the red carpet for the premiere of Creation at Roy Thompson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009 (Photo by James Helmer)

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany pose for photographers at the world premiere of Creation, the opening gala of the Toronto International Film Festival 2009, at Roy Thomson Hall (Photo by Karon Liu)

IN FOCUS

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Paul Bettany greets fans at the world premiere of Creation, the opening gala of the Toronto International Film Festival 2009, at Roy Thomson Hall (Photo by Karon Liu)

AUTOGRAPHS ABOUND

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Paul Bettany greets fans at the world premiere of Creation, the opening gala of the Toronto International Film Festival 2009, at Roy Thomson Hall (Photo by Karon Liu)

BEMUSING BETTANY

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