People's Choice Award

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The People's Choice Award is the Toronto International Film Festival's top audience-voted prize, often seen as a key predictor of future critical and awards-season success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Toronto International Film Festival award
audience award
film festival award
alsoKnownAs Grolsch People's Choice Award
TIFF People's Choice Award
associatedEvent Toronto International Film Festival
awardedFor most popular feature film at the Toronto International Film Festival
awardName People's Choice Award
awardType non-juried prize
city Toronto
country Canada
domain cinema
film festivals
festivalSection Toronto International Film Festival
surface form: Toronto International Film Festival main programme
firstAwardedAt Toronto International Film Festival 1978
frequency annual
genreScope feature-length narrative films
hasCategory overall festival audience award
hasRanking top audience-voted prize at the Toronto International Film Festival
hasSubAward People's Choice Award
surface form: People's Choice Award for Documentary

People's Choice Award
surface form: People's Choice Award for Midnight Madness
inception 1978
industryPerception indicator of broad audience appeal
languageOfEvent English
locationOfCeremony Toronto International Film Festival closing events
notableWinner 12 Years a Slave
American Beauty
Chariots of Fire
La La Land
Slumdog Millionaire
The King’s Speech
surface form: The King's Speech
organizer Toronto International Film Festival
surface form: Toronto International Film Festival, Inc.
presentedBy Toronto International Film Festival
region North America
relatedAward Academy Award for Best Picture
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
selectionMethod audience vote
ballots from festival attendees
significance considered a strong predictor of future awards-season success
often precedes Academy Award recognition
sponsor Grolsch
typicalAnnouncementTime end of the festival
votingEligibility ticket-holding festival audience members

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Toronto International Film Festival hasAward People's Choice Award