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TIFF 2013 Winners & Nominees

The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Awards took place on September 15, 2013. 12 Years a Slave won the People's Choice Award. Every winner and nominee in all 10 categories is below.

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12 Years a Slave
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TIFF 2013: The Winners

12 Years a Slave won the People's Choice Award.

12 Years a Slave (2013) movie poster People's Choice Award

People's Choice Award

12 Years a Slave

2013 · Biography, Drama, History · $188M worldwide

With Steve McQueen

1 win from 1 nomination at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Awards

A free man living with his family in the North, Solomon Northup is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. Stripped of his name and identity, he endures horrific conditions and faces brutal treatment while struggling to survive and maintain hope. Through perseverance and unexpected alliances, he fights to reclaim his freedom and return to his loved ones.

About 12 Years a Slave
Full results

All 10 TIFF 2013 Categories: Winners & Nominees

10 categories and 10 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

10 categories · 10 nominations

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TIFF 2013 People's Choice Award, Documentary Second Runner Up

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

TIFF 2013 Best Canadian Short Film

1 nominee

TIFF 2013 People's Choice Award First Runner Up

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

TIFF 2013 People's Choice Award, Midnight Madness First Runner Up

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the TIFF 2013 Winners

Drama led with 7 nominations across 7 films and won 5. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 5 wins · 7 nominations · 71%
  2. Comedy 2 wins · 3 nominations · 67%
  3. Action 2 wins · 2 nominations · 100%
  4. History 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  5. Documentary 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Horror 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  7. Biography 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  8. Adventure 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  9. Fantasy 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
2013 season

How the Rest of the 2013 Awards Season Voted

The other 12 ceremonies of 2013, with the winner of each top prize. Argo won the most of them: 6.

All 2013 awards
Earlier years

Previous TIFF Editions

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The TIFF page has every year back to 1981.

Every TIFF ceremony

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TIFF 2013: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Awards, answered from the results on this page.

Who won the People's Choice Award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Awards?

12 Years a Slave (2013) won the People's Choice Award.

About 12 Years a Slave

When was the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Awards?

The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Awards took place on September 15, 2013. The database has 10 categories and 10 nominations for it.