TIFF Announces 2024 Tribute Awards Honorees and Inaugural Honorary Chair

By Pickle  August 13, 2024

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The Tribute Awards gala is TIFF’s largest annual fundraiser

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has revealed the first recipients for its 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards. Oscar-nominated actor Amy Adams will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award, and iconic Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg will be honored with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award. Sandra Oh, the award-winning Korean Canadian actor and producer, will serve as the inaugural Tribute Awards Honorary Chair. The sixth annual Tribute Awards will take place on Sunday, September 8 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

Honorees:

Amy Adams will be recognized with the TIFF Tribute Performer Award for her outstanding body of work. Adams is returning to the Festival this year for the World Premiere of Marielle Heller’s dark comedy Nightbitch. Past recipients of this award include Colman Domingo, Vicky Krieps, and Jessica Chastain.

David Cronenberg will receive the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award, acknowledging his global impact as a Canadian filmmaker. Cronenberg’s innovative storytelling and exploration of unconventional themes have made significant contributions to contemporary cinema. The inaugural award was given to producer-director Shawn Levy in 2023.

Sandra Oh will serve as the Honorary Chair for the 2024 Tribute Awards, marking a new role in the event’s history. Oh expressed her excitement about supporting the Every Story Fund, which benefits from the gala’s proceeds. “Returning to TIFF feels like coming home,” said Oh. “Raising funds and awareness for representation and great storytelling is a passion of mine, and I’m thrilled to be part of this.”

The Tribute Awards gala is TIFF’s largest annual fundraiser. Proceeds from the 2024 event will support TIFF’s Every Story Fund, dedicated to championing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in film.