The Imitation Game stole the show for TIFF audiences this year, winning the festival's prestigious Grolsch People's Choice Award. The film tells the widely unknown story of Alan Turing, portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, the brilliant mathematician whose code-breaking genius contributed to the defeat of Germany and the end of WWII.
Director Morten Tyldum accepted the award, which is widely considered an indicator of future Oscar success. Last year's people's choice winner, 12 Years a Slave, went on to win Best Picture.
Other award winners include Hajooj Kuka, whose documentary Beats of the Antonov won the Grolsch People's Choice Documentary Award, Maxime Giroux, who won the Best Canadian Feature Film Award for Felix and Meira and Shonali Bose, who won the NETPAC Award for World or International Asian
Film Premiere for her film Margarita, with a Straw.
The awards announcement marks the end of this year's festival, with a free screening of The Imitation Game Sunday evening. Here is the complete list of winners: ~Kelly Townsend
People's Choice Award
The Imitation Game
Runners-Up
Learning to Drive, St. Vincent
People's Choice Award Documentary
Beats of the Antonov
People's Choice Award Midnight Madness
What Do We Do in the Shadows
Best Asian Film
Margarita, with a Straw
Best film in the Special Presentations programme
Time Out of Mind
Best film in the Discovery programme
May Allah Bless France!
Best Canadian Feature Film
Felix and Meira
Best Canadian First Feature Film
Bang Bang Baby
Best Canadian Short Film
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer
Best International Short Film
A Single Body
Tags:
awards, Bang Bang Baby, Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game, TIFF 2014
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