Overview

• Guillermo del Toro received the TIFF Ebert Director Award, invoked Roger Ebert in his remarks and defended cinema’s cultural value while promoting his Netflix film Frankenstein.
• Jodie Foster accepted the Share Her Journey Award and reflected on the rise of women across film roles; she is in Toronto for the Canadian premiere of Rebecca Zlotowski’s A Private Life.
• Catherine O’Hara was presented the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award recognizing her decades of work in film and television comedy.
• Additional honorees were Channing Tatum with the Tribute Performer Award, Idris Elba with the Tribute Award in Impact Media, and Lee Byung-hun with a Special Tribute Award.
• The ceremony took place at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel, with proceeds directed to the festival’s talent-development programs.