The 27th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best films released in

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, were announced on December 17, 2023. To create a contemporary reflection of inclusivity, the TFCA eliminated gender-based acting categories for 2023. Two Outstanding Lead Performance winners and two Outstanding Supporting Performance winners were chosen by vote, without regard to gender. The awards gala was held, along with the winner announcements of the

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and Rogers Best Canadian Documentary, at

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, hosted by Canadian actress Amanda Brugel, on March 4, 2024.

Changes

The awards saw various changes from previous years: * The former categories of

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, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress were retired and replaced with new

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categories: Outstanding Lead Performance and Outstanding Supporting Performance (with six finalists and two winners per category); two new performance categories were also introduced: Outstanding Performance in a Canadian Film and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance. *

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, formerly a single category, was split into separate categories: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. * The

, formerly open to both

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and documentary features, will now be split into two separate awards for narrative and documentary films.

Winners

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

Special awards

* Company 3 Luminary Award –

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* Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award – Winnie Wang * Stella Artois Jay Scott Prize for Best Emerging Artist –

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References

External links

* {{TFCA Awards Chron 2023 in Toronto 2023 film awards 2023 in Canadian cinema