Rolling out the red carpet, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Tribute Awards was held in a virtual ceremony, hosted by Canadian TV presenters Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards.
Started out by an annual fundraiser event, the Tribute Awards honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors for their achievements, recognizing leading members, acting talent, directorial expertise and new talent.
The evening honourees, Kate Winslet and Sir Anthony Hopkins were the recipients of the TIFF Tribute Actor Award. Jodie Foster presented the award to Kate Winslet, who was seen in romantic drama ‘Ammonite’, prayed for everyone’s lives which has changed in the last six months.
“As we all endeavour to return to a healthier reality, one that is hopefully altered enough to create space for an abundance of compassion, gratitude, kindness and a respect for each other and humankind.” —Kate Winslet #TIFF20 pic.twitter.com/SJMVVgvTaK
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Anthony Hopkin, starred in the drama ‘The Father’, was presented this award by Olivia Colman. He dedicated this award to the frontline workers all over the world.
Thank you Toronto International Film Festival, it is an honor to be recognized.
The Tribute Awards will air tonight at 8pm ET on CTV and streamed internationally by Variety. @TIFF_NET @Variety pic.twitter.com/7zNwCkCw2y— Anthony Hopkins (@AnthonyHopkins) September 15, 2020
Making the evening musical, TIFF Tribute Awards also featured a performance from Shawn Mendes who sang a stripped-down version of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Love’s in Need of Love Today’. The American singer also spoke about the Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award, which will be given to a film that tackles issues of social change.
Missed the @ShawnMendes performance at the #TIFF20 Tribute Awards?
Enjoy his cover of Stevie Wonder's "Love’s in Need of Love Today" on our Facebook page: https://t.co/TWYU3xmoiZ pic.twitter.com/h2zVtyLcqe
— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) September 16, 2020
