TIFF to Tinseltown: a tour of the 14 Oscar-nominated films that screened at TIFF
TIFF to Tinseltown: a tour of the 14 Oscar-nominated films that screened at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival may not have the glamour of Cannes, the street cred of Berlin or the skiing of Sundance, but it does have one thing going for it: it’s the unofficial kickoff of Oscar season. The filmmakers who come here every September to show and sell—a full five months before the awards ceremony—are well aware that they’re already in the race to the Kodak Theatre. The early jockeying often pays off: 14 of the 36 feature films nominated for Academy Awards this year screened here (the dubious likes of TRON: Legacy and Salt, for the record, did not). Before the big tally on Sunday night, we take a look at the films that embarked on their trip to the golden boy’s antechamber right here in our backyard.
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- We’ll have more Oscars coverage this afternoon and after the big event
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- The cast of <em>Another Year</em> at the film’s TIFF premiere (Image: Karon Liu)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Writing (original screenplay)—written by Mike Leigh
- ANOTHER YEAR
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• Writing (original screenplay)—written by Mike Leigh
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- Actor Javier Bardem attends the <em>Biutiful</em> premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre during TIFF 2010 (Image: Sergio Mendoza/Getty Images)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Foreign language film—Mexico <br /> • Actor in a leading role—Javier Bardem
- BIUTIFUL
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• Foreign language film—Mexico
• Actor in a leading role—Javier Bardem
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- Natalie Portman arrives for the gala screening of <em>Black Swan</em> during TIFF 2010 (Image: Stefania Yarhi)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Film editing<br /> • Directing—Darren Aronofsky<br /> • Cinematography—Matthew Libatique<br /> • Actress in a leading role—Natalie Portman<br /> • Best picture—Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin
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• Film editing
• Directing—Darren Aronofsky
• Cinematography—Matthew Libatique
• Actress in a leading role—Natalie Portman
• Best picture—Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin
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- Nominated for: <br /> • Actress in a leading role—Michelle Williams
- BLUE VALENTINE
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• Actress in a leading role—Michelle Williams
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- Director Clint Eastwood, Bryce Dallas Howard and Matt Damon at the Elgin Theatre TIFF premiere of <em>Hereafter</em> (Image: George Pimentel/WireImage/Getty)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Visual effects
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- Nominated for: <br /> • Foreign language film—Denmark
- IN A BETTER WORLD
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• Foreign language film—Denmark
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- Nominated for: <br /> • Foreign language film—Canada
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• Foreign language film—Canada
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- Nominated for: <br /> • Documentary feature—Charles Fergeson and Audrey Marrs
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• Documentary feature—Charles Fergeson and Audrey Marrs
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- James Franco and Danny Boyle share a joke at the Thompson Hotel during TIFF 2010 (Image: Tom Sandler)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Writing (adapted screenplay)—screenplay by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy<br /> • Music (original song)—“If I Rise” <br /> • Music (original score)—A.R. Rahman<br /> • Film editing<br /> • Actor in a leading role—James Franco<br /> • Best picture—Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson<br />
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• Writing (adapted screenplay)—screenplay by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
• Music (original song)—“If I Rise”
• Music (original score)—A.R. Rahman
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• Best picture—Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson
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- Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart flank director John Cameron Mitchell at the TIFF screening of <em>Rabbit Hole</em> (Image: Karon Liu)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Actress in a leading role—Nicole Kidman
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• Actress in a leading role—Nicole Kidman
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- Nominated for: <br /> • Foreign language film—Algeria
- OUTSIDE THE LAW (HORS-LA-LOI)
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• Foreign language film—Algeria
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- Paul Giamatti at the TIFF screening of <em>Barney’s Version</em> (Image: Stefania Yarhi)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Makeup
- BARNEY’S VERSION
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- Jeremy Renner (left) and Ben Affleck at the TIFF screening of <em>The Town</em> (Images: Karon Liu)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Actor in a supporting role—Jeremy Renner
- THE TOWN
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• Actor in a supporting role—Jeremy Renner
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- Colin Firth (left) and Geoffrey Rush at the TIFF premiere of <em>The King’s Speech</em> (Images: Stefania Yarhi)
- Nominated for: <br /> • Writing (original screenplay)—screenplay by David Seidler<br /> • Sound mixing<br /> • Music (original score)—Alexandre Desplat<br /> • Film editing<br /> • Directing—Tom Hooper<br /> • Costume design—Jenny Beavan<br /> • Cinematography—Danny Cohen<br /> • Art direction—Eve Stewart (production design); Judy Farr (set decoration) <br /> • Actress in a supporting role—Helena Bonham Carter<br /> • Actor in a supporting role—Geoffrey Rush<br /> • Actor in a leading role—Colin Firth<br /> • Best picture—Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin
- THE KING’S SPEECH
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• Writing (original screenplay)—screenplay by David Seidler
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• Music (original score)—Alexandre Desplat
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• Directing—Tom Hooper
• Costume design—Jenny Beavan
• Cinematography—Danny Cohen
• Art direction—Eve Stewart (production design); Judy Farr (set decoration)
• Actress in a supporting role—Helena Bonham Carter
• Actor in a supporting role—Geoffrey Rush
• Actor in a leading role—Colin Firth
• Best picture—Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin
