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TIFF 2020 Winners & Nominees

The TIFF Awards 2020 took place on September 20, 2020. Nomadland won the People's Choice Award. Every winner and nominee in all 9 categories is below.

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Headline winners

TIFF 2020: The Winners

Nomadland won the People's Choice Award.

Nomadland (2020) movie poster People's Choice Award

People's Choice Award

Nomadland

2020 · Drama · Echo Score 80 · $39.5M worldwide

With Chloé Zhao

1 win from 1 nomination at the TIFF Awards 2020

After losing everything during the economic crisis, Fern embarks on a journey through the American West. She embraces a nomadic lifestyle, living and traveling in a van and encountering a community of modern-day nomads along the way. The film explores themes of loss, resilience, and finding connection in an ever-changing landscape.

About Nomadland
Full results

All 9 TIFF 2020 Categories: Winners & Nominees

9 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.

9 categories · 10 nominations

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TIFF 2020 Best Canadian Feature Film, Honorable Mention

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

TIFF 2020 People's Choice Award, Second Runner Up

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the TIFF 2020 Winners

Drama led with 8 nominations across 8 films and won 5. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 5 wins · 8 nominations · 63%
  2. Action 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  3. Horror 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  4. War 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  5. Music 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  6. Fantasy 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  7. Documentary 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2020 season

How the Rest of the 2020 Awards Season Voted

The other 15 ceremonies of 2020, with the winner of each top prize. 1917 won the most of them: 3.

All 2020 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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FAQ

TIFF 2020: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the TIFF Awards 2020, answered from the results on this page.

Who won the People's Choice Award at the TIFF Awards 2020?

Nomadland (2020) won the People's Choice Award.

About Nomadland

When was the TIFF Awards 2020?

The TIFF Awards 2020 took place on September 20, 2020. The database has 9 categories and 10 nominations for it.