TIFF Tribute Awards 2021 Winners
The TIFF Tribute Awards, originally introduced in 2019 to honour actors and filmmakers for distinguished achievements over the course of their careers, unveiled this year’s winners in a televised ceremony on 18th September.
The first two honorees announced were Alanis Obomsawin as the recipient of the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media and Denis Villeneuve as the winner of the Ebert Director Award. Villeneuve’s adaptation of science fiction classic Dune was showcased at the festival but ineligible for competing for the main People’s choice award on technical grounds,
Jessica Chastain and Benedict Cumberbatch were subsequently announced as the recipients of the Actor Awards. Cumberbatch also had both The Power Of The Dog and The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain featured in this year’s festival line up. With The Power of The Dog in particular earning considerable early awards buzz for the British star.
Dionne Warwick received the special tribute award, filmmaker Danis Goulet was named the recipient of the Emerging Talent Award and cinematographer Ari Wegner received the Variety Artisan Award
The festival also separately held the annual People’s Choice Awards via public voting, with Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast securing the top prize at this year’s festival.
BFI London Film Festival 2021 Official Trailer Released
Experience the best new films, series and XR from around the world at the 65th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express – taking place in person and online across the UK 6-17 October.
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Check out the official treaser trailer below for a flavour of what to expect from this year’s line up of cinematic treats…