Toronto International Film Festival 2025: From 'Hamnet' to Park Chan-wook's 'No Other Choice', take a look at all the winners

Toronto [Canada], September 15 (ANI): Chloe Zhao Hamnet captured the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) highly coveted People Choice Award, bolstering its Oscars chances, reported Variety.

In addition, Zhao is the first director to win the award twice, coming after her 2020 victory for Nomadland.

Since the Academy expanded the Best Picture field in 2009, TIFF Audience Award winners have become reliable Oscar barometers.

Films such as Green Book (2018) and Nomadland (2020) went on to claim the top prize, while others like The Fabelmans (2022) factored heavily into awards season. Only one winner, Where Do We Go Now? (2011), failed to secure a best picture nomination.

Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein was the first runner-up for the Canadian prize, which was followed by Rian Johnson Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery in the third place spot, reported Variety.

The audience prize for documentary went to The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue from Barry Avrich. The film looks at a former Israeli general and his attempts to rescue his family during the October 7 attacks, as reported by Variety.

The International People Choice winner was Park Chan-wook South Korean satirical thriller No Other Choice, ahead of runner-up Sentimental Value from Norwegian director Joachim Trier.

The Toronto Film Festival 50th edition was one of its starriest in years. And even though there may not have been the splashy sales that TIFF had been known for, several films could still land distribution, including Steven Soderbergh The Christophers, Mona Fastvold The Testament of Ann Lee and Daniel Roher Tuner, which garnered raves from critics.

The full list of winners is below.

TIFF People Choice Award: Hamnet

First runner-up: Frankenstein

Second runner-up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

TIFF People Choice International Award: No Other Choice

First runner-up: Sentimental Value

Second runner-up: Homebound

TIFF People Choice Midnight Madness Award: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

First runner-up: Obsession

Second runner-up: The Furious

TIFF People Choice Documentary Award: The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue

First runner-up: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Second runner-up: You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (ANI)

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