The 26th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best films released in

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, were announced on January 8, 2023. '' Aftersun'' received the most awards with four wins, including

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. For the first time in three years, the members met in person at

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for a "live vote" to determine the winners. The ceremony was held at

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on March 6, 2023, where the winner for the

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was announced. Additional winners for the Stella Artois Jay Scott Prize for Best Emerging Artist, the Company 3 TFCA Luminary Award, and the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award were announced on February 10. Hosted by actress

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, the ceremony featured a cocktail party sponsored by Universal Pictures Canada, a dinner sponsored by

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, and an after-party sponsored by

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. During the event, Brugel introduced video acceptance speeches from

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(

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, and Best First Feature winner for '' Aftersun''),

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( Best Actor winner for ''Aftersun''),

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( Best Supporting Actor winner for ''

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''),

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( Allan King Documentary Award winner for ''

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''), and

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( Best Animated Feature winner for ''

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''). The

was presented to ''

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'' as the winner; the directors of the runners-up each received $5,000 from

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. Comedian and TV personality

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presented the $10,000

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for an emerging artist to filmmaker

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; Nguyen's short films, which are drawn from her life and

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culture, have played at more than 80 film festivals. In its mission to recognize new voices in

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, the TFCA gave Michelle Krasovitski the fourth annual Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award, presented by actress

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. Krasovitski is a daughter of

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-era

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immigrants who taught her to appreciate a culture of uncensored film; the award comes with a prize of $1,000.

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was named as the recipient of this year's Company 3 TFCA Luminary Award; that award comes with a pay-it-forward grant of $50,000 in production services to a filmmaker of the recipient's choice. Gravestock chose producer/actor Hugh Gibson and writer/director Frieda Luk; TIFF CEO

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Winners

Winners are listed first and in bold, followed by the runners-up.

Special awards

* Company 3 Luminary Award –

* Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award – Michelle Krasovitski * Stella Artois Jay Scott Prize for Best Emerging Artist –

Special Citation

"To Iranian filmmakers

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Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof ( fa, محمد رسول‌اف; born 16 November 1972) is an Iranian independent filmmaker. He is known for several award-winning films, including his first, '' The Twilight'' (2002); '' Iron Island'' (2005); '' Manuscripts Don ...

and Mostafa Al-Ahmad, who are currently in jail in

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yet continue to make subtle movies that talk about life in their country, in spite of threats and restrictions from the regime. We stand in solidarity with them and add our voices to the international arts community calling for their release."

References

External links

* {{TFCA Awards Chron 2022 in Toronto 2022 film awards 2022 in Canadian cinema