The People's Choice Award at the 47th Toronto Film Festival was officially announced. The award is selected by the audience and is also directed towards the Oscars.
"People's Choice Award"
First place: " Dream House ", directed by Steven Spielberg . This also means that "Dream House" will be a super hit for the best picture this year's awards season. The film is a semi-autobiographical film based on Spielberg's own childhood, and the cast includes Michelle Williams , Paul Dano , Seth Rogen, Jenny Berlin, Gabe Rabel, Julia Butters, etc. The story follows a young man who discovers a shocking family secret and explores how the magic of cinema helps us see what we really are about other people and ourselves.
2nd place: " Women's Negotiations ", directed by Sarah Polley. Based on the best-selling book of the same name, the film features a strong cast, including , Francis McDormand, , , Jesse Buckley, , , Rooney Mara, , , Claire Foy, , , Ben. Whishaw et al.
3rd place: "Knives Out 2: Scratch the Cocoon", directed by Ryan Johnson. Daniel Craig returns as Detective Blanco, Edward Norton , Dave Bautista , Janelle Monnaie , Katherine Hahn , Leslie Jr. Lamar Odom , Ethan Hawke , Kate Hudson and other new cast members.
tells the story of tech billionaire Miles Brown who invites some close friends to his private island for vacation, but soon discovers that everything is not perfect. When a murder occurs, Detective Blanco goes to the island to solve the murder mystery at sea.
"Documentary People's Choice Award" - Hubert Davis, Black Ice ·Shym "Richboy Is Sleeping"
"Fabisi Award" - Basil Khalil "A Weekend in Gaza" The coincidence rate of best picture nominations is extremely high. In the ten years from 2012 to 2021, the first place in the People's Choice Award was all nominated for the next year's Oscar "Best Picture", and the top three nomination rate was as high as 63%. With the announcement of the People's Choice Awards at the Toronto Film Festival, Oscar season officially begins!