The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) presented to the 2020 recipients of its TIFF Tribute Awards with custom awards created by Bennett Awards. The TIFF Tribute Awards recognize the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, honoring leading industry members, actors, directors, new talent, and a below-the-line artists and creators.
The 2020 TIFF Tribute Award recipients are:
Kate Winslet — TIFF Tribute Actor Award
Sir Anthony Hopkins — TIFF Tribute Actor Award
Chloé Zhao — TIFF Ebert Director Award
Mira Nair — Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media
Terence Blanchard — TIFF Variety Artisan Award
Tracey Deer — TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by L'Oréal Paris and supported by MGM
TIFF recognized these award recipients with unique custom awards created by Bennett Awards. The design for these awards is based on a geometric, vertically oriented rectangular sculpture with an open cavity in the upper portion. The awards were fabricated in aluminum, and bead-blasted gold. The TIFF logo, award name, and recipient name were all engraved directly into the surface of the award. This is the second consecutive year this unique award design has been the basis for these awards.
The 2020 award recipients were honored at a virtual event held September 15, 2020. The awards presentation was broadcast on CTV and streamed internationally by Variety. Award presenters included Ava DuVernay, Tabu, Regina King, Jodie Foster, Olivia Colman, Colin Farrell and Delroy Lindo. The event also featured a performance by Shawn Mendes.
