For the last three years, the winner of the Toronto Film Festival has either gone on to either be one of the biggest movies during award's season or has actually picked up the top prizes.
Last year, the hard-hitting drama Precious won the TIFF's People Choice Award and later found itself nominated in many of the big categories at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes. Moreover, Danny Boyle's movie Slumdog Millionaire received the top prize in 2008 and, four months later, took home the prestigious Academy Award for Best Picture. Even No Country For Old Men won at TIFF before the modern classic went on to beat out There Will Be Blood and take home the aforementioned golden statue.
This year, the winner is...
The King's Speech
Tom Hooper's drama, staring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter tells the story of King George VI and how, deemed unfit to be king because of a stutter, he engages the help of an Australian speech therapist. The film is released in the UK in January and is getting its UK premiere at the London Film Festival next month.
Check out this feature on the film below.
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