Awards



TIFF Award Winners

Year

Film Title

Director

Country

Award

2003 ZATOICHI Takeshi Kitano Japan People's Choice Award
2003 LOVE, SEX AND EATING THE BONES Sudz Sutherland   CityTV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
2003 LES INVASIONS BARBARES Denys Arcand   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
2003 ASPIRATION Constant Mentzas   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
2003 RHINOCEROS EYES Aaron Woodley USA  Discovery Award
2002 WHALE RIDER Niki Caro New Zealand/Germany People's Choice Award
2002 MARION BRIDGE Wiebke von Carolsfeld   CityTV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
2002 SPIDER David Cronenberg   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
2002 BLUE SKIES Ann Marie Fleming   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
2002 THE MAGDALENE SISTERS Peter Mullan United Kingdom/Ireland  Discovery Award
2001 LE FABULEUX DESTIN D'AMÉLIE POULAIN Jean-Pierre Jeunet France People's Choice Award
2001 INERTIA Sean Garrity   CityTV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
2001 ATANARJUAT(THE FAST RUNNER) Zacharias Kunuk   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
2001 FILM(DZAMA) Deco Dawson   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
2001 CHICKEN RICE WAR Chee K Singapore Discovery Award
2000 CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Ang Lee Taiwan People's Choice Award
2000 LA MOITIÉ GAUCHE DU FRIGO Philippe Falardeau   CityTV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
2000 WAYDOWNTOWN Gary Burns   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
2000 LE CHAPEAU Michèle Cournoyer   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
2000 GEORGE WASHINGTON 101 REYKJAVÃK David Gordon Green and Baltasar Kormá kur USA/Iceland/Norway/
Denmark/France
Discovery Award
1999 AMERICAN BEAUTY Sam Mendes USA People's Choice Award
1999 JUST WATCH ME: TRUDEAU AND THE 70'S GENERATION Catherine Annau   CityTV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
1999 THE FIVE SENSES Jeremy Podeswa   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1999 DÉCHARGE Patrick Demers   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1999 GOAT ON FIRE AND SMILING FISH Kevin Jordan USA Discovery Award
1998 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL Roberto Benigni Italy People's Choice Award
1998 LAST NIGHT Don McKellar   CityTV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
1998 Robert Lepage   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1998 WHEN PONDS FREEZE OVER Mary Lewis   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1997 THE HANGING GARDEN Thom Fitzgerald Canada People's Choice Award
1997 CUBE Vincenzo Natali   CityTV Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
1997 THE HANGING GARDEN AND THE SWEET HEREAFTER Thom Fitzgerald and Atom Egoyan   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1997 COTTON CANDY Roshell Bissett   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1996 SHINE Scott Hicks Australia/United Kingdom   People's Choice Award
1996 LONG'S DAY JOURNEY INTO THE NIGHT David Wellington   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1996 LETTERS FROM HOME Mike Hoolboom   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1995 ANTONIA'S LINE Marleen Gorris Netherlands/Belgium/
United Kingdom
People's Choice Award
1995 LIVE BAIT Bruce Sweeney   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1995 RECONSTRUCTION Laurence Green   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1994 PRIEST Antonia Bird United Kingdom People's Choice Award
1994 EXOTICA Atom Egoyan   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1994 FRANK'S COCK Mike Hoolboom   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1993 THE SNAPPER Stephen Frears United Kingdom People's Choice Award
1993 KANEHSATAKE: 270 YEARS OF RESISTANCE Alanis Obomsawin   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1993 SAVE MY LOST NIGGA' SOUL Clement Virgo   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1992 STRICTLY BALLROOM Baz Luhrmann Australia People's Choice Award
1992 REQUIEM POUR UN BEAU SANS-COEUR Robert Morin   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1992 LES SAUF-CONDUITS Manon Briand   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1991 THE FISHER KING Terry Gilliam USA People's Choice Award
1991 THE ADJUSTER Atom Egoyan   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1991 THE MAKING OF "MONSTERS" John Greyson   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1990 CYRANO DE BERGERAC Jean-Paul Rappeneau France People's Choice Award
1990 H Darrell Wasyk   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1990 SHAGGIE Janis Cole   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1989 ROGER AND ME Michael Moore USA People's Choice Award
1989 ROADKILL Bruce McDonald   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1989 STEALING IMAGES Alan Zweig   Award for Best Canadian Short Film
1988 WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Pedro Almodóvar Spain People's Choice Award
1988 THE OUTSIDE CHANCE OF MAXIMILIAN GLICK Allan Goldstein   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1987 THE PRINCESS BRIDE Rob Reiner USA People's Choice Award
1987 FAMILY VIEWING Atom Egoyan   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1986 LE DÉCLIN DE L'EMPIRE AMÉRICAIN Denys Arcand Canada People's Choice Award
1986 LE DÉCLIN DE L'EMPIRE AMÉRICAIN Denys Arcand   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1985 THE OFFICIAL STORY Luis Puenzo Argentina People's Choice Award
1985 CANADA'S SWEETHEART: THE SAGA OF HAL C. BANKS Donald Brittain   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1984 PLACES IN THE HEART Robert Benton USA People's Choice Award
1984 LA FEMME DE L'HÔTEL Léa Pool   Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film
1983 THE BIG CHILL Lawrence Kasdan USA People's Choice Award
1982 TEMPEST Paul Mazursky USA People's Choice Award
1981 CHARIOTS OF FIRE Hugh Hudson United Kingdom People's Choice Award
1980 BAD TIMING Nicolas Roeg United Kingdom People's Choice Award
1979 BEST BOY Ira Wohl USA People's Choice Award
1978 GIRL FRIENDS Claudia Weill USA People's Choice Award