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Toronto International Film Festival — People's Choice Award Winners & Films

Toronto · held each September

The great audience festival and a decisive awards-season bellwether — its People’s Choice Award has an uncanny record of predicting Best Picture contenders.

30 titles across 16 editions in our catalogue. Editions run newest first; within each edition, recorded festival winners lead, followed by Celluloid Score.

On the circuit

The 2026 edition

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Festival dates do not confirm individual screening times or ticket availability. The film archive below spans earlier editions; it is not the announced 2026 selection.

Quick Answer

What are the best TIFF films?

Toronto International Film Festival is held in Toronto, Canada each September. Its top prize is the People's Choice Award. Celluloid ranks 30 films across 16 editions by Celluloid Score, with award winners first. The highest-rated TIFF film on Celluloid is Parasite (2019) at 93%. Latest edition in the catalogue: TIFF 2026. 18 recorded festival prize winners are called out on this page.

People's Choice Award and other prize winners: The Substance (People's Choice Midnight Madness Award, 2024) , American Fiction (People's Choice Award, 2023) , Decision to Leave (Special Presentations, 2022) , The Fabelmans (People's Choice Award, 2022) , Belfast (People's Choice Award, 2021) , Minari (Special Presentations, 2020) , Nomadland (People's Choice Award, 2020) , Parasite (People's Choice Award — 2nd Runner-up, 2019) , Jojo Rabbit (People's Choice Award, 2019) , Roma (People's Choice Award — 2nd Runner-up, 2018) , Green Book (People's Choice Award, 2018) , Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (People's Choice Award, 2017) , La La Land (People's Choice Award, 2016) , Room (People's Choice Award, 2015) , The Imitation Game (People's Choice Award, 2014) , 12 Years a Slave (People's Choice Award, 2013) , Silver Linings Playbook (People's Choice Award, 2012) , The King's Speech (People's Choice Award, 2010)

Highest-rated TIFF movies on Celluloid

All-time quality view — Celluloid Score, not jury order. For the circuit explainer see festival prizes decoded

  1. Parasite 2019 · 93%
  2. 12 Years a Slave 2013 · 89%
  3. Roma 2018 · 88%
  4. The Wild Robot 2024 · 87%
  5. Minari 2020 · 86%
  6. La La Land 2016 · 86%

TIFF 2026 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2025 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2024 films and winners · 5 films

TIFF 2023 films and winners · 4 films

TIFF 2022 films and winners · 3 films

TIFF 2021 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2020 films and winners · 2 films

TIFF 2019 films and winners · 3 films

TIFF 2018 films and winners · 2 films

TIFF 2017 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2016 films and winners · 2 films

TIFF 2015 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2014 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2013 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2012 films and winners · 1 film

TIFF 2010 films and winners · 1 film

Frequently asked questions

What is the Toronto International Film Festival?

The great audience festival and a decisive awards-season bellwether — its People’s Choice Award has an uncanny record of predicting Best Picture contenders. It is held in Toronto each September.

What is the People's Choice Award?

The People's Choice Award is the top prize of the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Celluloid lists TIFF films with recorded prizes on this hub, ranked by Celluloid Score rather than jury politics.

Which films won awards at the Toronto International Film Festival?

Award winners from TIFF in the Celluloid catalogue include The Substance (People's Choice Midnight Madness Award, 2024), American Fiction (People's Choice Award, 2023), Decision to Leave (Special Presentations, 2022), The Fabelmans (People's Choice Award, 2022), Belfast (People's Choice Award, 2021), Minari (Special Presentations, 2020), Nomadland (People's Choice Award, 2020), Parasite (People's Choice Award — 2nd Runner-up, 2019), Jojo Rabbit (People's Choice Award, 2019), Roma (People's Choice Award — 2nd Runner-up, 2018), Green Book (People's Choice Award, 2018), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (People's Choice Award, 2017), La La Land (People's Choice Award, 2016), Room (People's Choice Award, 2015), The Imitation Game (People's Choice Award, 2014), 12 Years a Slave (People's Choice Award, 2013), Silver Linings Playbook (People's Choice Award, 2012), The King's Speech (People's Choice Award, 2010).

What is the highest-rated TIFF film on Celluloid?

Parasite (2019) leads our TIFF selection with a 93% Celluloid Score, averaged from four possible rating inputs.

How does Celluloid rank TIFF movies?

Toronto International Film Festival pages group films by edition year (newest first). Inside each edition, recorded festival winners lead, then Celluloid Score (editorial, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb — audience separate). This is catalogue order, not an official festival ranking.