From I, Tonya to Silver Linings Playbook, these Academy-verified films premiered in Toronto
10 Years, 22 Oscar Contenders
It might not be the only awards-positioning event launching Academy Award contenders into the race, but sandwiched between Venice, Telluride, and New York TIFF certainly is the largest.
With hundreds of films screening annually at the non-competitive fest, at least one Best Picture nominee per year between 2011 and 2016 has found its way into the Oscar conversation after a world premiere in Toronto, with nine of the last 10 People’s Choice selections going on to win or be nominated for the Academy’s top prize.
To whet your appetite for the 10 days of TIFF’s 2018 edition ahead, here are 22 Oscar-verified films that have premiered north of the border in the last decade.
Mark Rogers; Everett Collection; JOJO WHILDEN/Sony Pictures Classics
I, Tonya(2017)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 8, 2017
Directed by:Craig Gillespie
Starring:Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale
Oscar win:Best Supporting Actress (Janney)
Oscar nominations:Best Actress (Robbie), Best Film Editing
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(2017)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 10, 2017
Directed by:Dan Gilroy
Starring:Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo
Oscar nomination:Best Actor (Washington)
Molly’s Game(2017)
Directed by:Aaron Sorkin
Starring:Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd
Oscar nominations:Best Adapted Screenplay
Lion(2016)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 10, 2016
Directed by:Garth Davis
Starring:Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar
Oscar nominations:Best Picture, Best Best Supporting Actor (Patel), Best Supporting Actress (Kidman), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score
The Martian(2015)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 11, 2015
Directed by:Ridley Scott
Starring:Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels
Oscar nominations:Best Picture, Best Actor (Damon), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Production Design
Trumbo(2015)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 12, 2015
Directed by:Jay Roach
Starring:Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren
Oscar nomination:Best Actor (Cranston)
Land of Mine(2016)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 10, 2015
Directed by:Martin Zandvliet
Starring:Roland Mller, Louis Hofmann
Oscar nomination:Best Foreign Language Film (Denmark)
The Theory of Everything(2014)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 7, 2014
Directed by:James Marsh
Starring:Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones
Oscar win: Best Actor (Eddie Redmayne)
Oscar nominations:Best Picture, Best Actress (Jones), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score
Still Alice(2014)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 8, 2014
Directed by:Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Starring:Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart
Oscar win:Best Actress (Moore)
The Judge(2014)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 4, 2014
Directed by:David Dobkin
Starring:Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga
Oscar nomination:Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
Dallas Buyers Club(2013)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 7, 2013
Directed by:Jean-Marc Vallee
Starring:Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner
Oscar wins:Best Actor (McConaughey), Best Supporting Actor (Leto), Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Oscar nominations:Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay
August: Osage County(2013)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 9, 2013
Directed by:John Wells
Starring:Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor
Oscar nominations:Best Actress (Streep), Best Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)
The Impossible(2012)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 9, 2012
Directed by:J.A.
Bayona
Starring:Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland
Oscar nomination:Best Actress (Watts)
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 8, 2012
Directed by:David O. Russell
Starring:Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro
Oscar win:Best Actress (Lawrence)
Oscar nominations:Best Picture, Best Actor (Cooper), Best Supporting Actor (De Niro), Best Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Best Director (Russell), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing
Moneyball(2011)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 9, 2011
Directed by:Bennett Miller
Starring:Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill
Oscar nominations:Best Picture, Best Actor (Pitt), Best Supporting Actor (Hill), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Adapted Screenplay
Beginners(2010)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 11, 2010
Directed by:Mike Mills
Starring:Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent
Oscar win:Best Supporting Actor (Plummer)
Rabbit Hole(2010)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 13, 2010
Directed by:John Cameron Mitchell
Starring:Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest
Oscar nomination:Best Actress (Kidman)
A Serious Man(2009)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 12, 2009
Directed by:Joel & Ethan Coen
Starring:Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick
Oscar nomination:Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay
The Visitor(2008)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 7, 2007
Directed by:Tom McCarthy
Starring:Richard Jenkins, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass
Oscar nomination:Best Actor (Jenkins)
Eastern Promises(2007)
TIFF premiere: Sept. 8, 2007
Directed by:David Cronenberg
Starring:Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel
Oscar nomination:Best Actor (Mortensen)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 9, 2007
Directed by:Shekhar Kapur
Starring:Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush
Oscar win:Best Costume Design
Oscar nomination:Best Actress (Cate Blanchett)
Away from Her(2007)
TIFF premiere:Sept. 11, 2006
Directed by:Sarah Polley
Starring:Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis
Oscar nominations:Best Actress (Christie), Best Adapted Screenplay
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Mark Rogers
Aidan Monaghan/20th Century Fox
Hilary Bronwyn Gayle
Everett Collection
Liam Daniel/Focus Features
Julianne Moore in ‘Still Alice’.JOJO WHILDEN/Sony Pictures Classics
Claire Folger/Warner Bros
Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey star in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’.Focus Features
Claire Folger/The Weinstein Company
JOSE HARO/Summit
JOJO WHILDEN/The Weinstein Company
Melinda Sue Gordon/Columbia / Sony
Andrew Tepper/Focus Features
JoJo Whilden
Wilson Webb/Focus Features
JoJo Whilden/Overture
Peter Mountain/Focus Features
Laurie Sparham/Universal Studios
Michael Gibson/Lionsgate
