People's Choice Award
Given that the festival lacks a jury and is non-competitive, regular awards handed out at other festivals for categories such as "Best Actress" or "Best Film" do not exist at the Toronto International Film Festival. The major prize, the People's Choice Award, is given to a feature-length film with the highest ratings as voted by the festival-going populace. The following list shows past winners:
- 2012 Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- 2011 Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
- 2010 The King's Speech (2010)
- 2009 Precious (2009)
- 2008 Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- 2007 Eastern Promises (2007)
- 2006 Bella (2006)
- 2005 Tsotsi (2005)
- 2004 Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- 2003 Zatôichi (2003)
- 2002 Whale Rider (2002)
- 2001 Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
- 2000 Wo hu cang long (2000)
- 1999 American Beauty (1999)
- 1998 La vita è bella (1997)
- 1997 The Hanging Garden (1997)
- 1996 Shine (1996)
- 1995 Antonia (1995)
- 1994 Priest (1994)
- 1993 The Snapper (1993) (TV)
- 1992 Strictly Ballroom (1992)
- 1991 The Fisher King (1991)
- 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
- 1989 Roger & Me (1989)
- 1988 Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)
- 1987 The Princess Bride (1987)
- 1986 Le déclin de l'empire américain (1986)
- 1985 La historia oficial (1985)
- 1984 Places in the Heart (1984)
- 1983 The Big Chill (1983)
- 1982 Tempest (1982)
- 1981 Chariots of Fire (1981)
- 1980 Bad Timing (1980)
- 1979 Best Boy (1979)
- 1978 Girlfriends (1978)
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