TIFF’s Starry Tribute Gala Boosts Awards Contenders Amy Adams and Angelina Jolie https://t.co/NXjta4IeT2
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By Anne Thompson
This year’s 2024 TIFF Tribute Award honorees addressed a packed black-tie Fairmont Royal York Ballroom. Sometimes the tributees go on to Oscar glory. For example, after his 2019 tribute, Joaquin Phoenix went on to win Best Actor for “Joker,” Variety Artisan Award winner Roger Deakins landed a cinematography win for “1917,” and after his 2020 tribute, Anthony Hopkins grabbed an Oscar for Best Actor for “The Father” and TIFF tributee Chloé Zhao won Best Director for her movie “Nomadland.” The list goes on. Eventual Best Actress Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain was tributed at TIFF for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” as was Brendan Fraser for his work as an actor on the movie “The Whale.” And tributee Michelle Yeoh went on to win Best Actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Many on this year’s list harbor similar hopes. Here are the award winners:
Angelina Jolie, TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media, stars as Maria Callas in Netflix’s “Maria.”
🏆 Angelina Jolie accepts the #TIFFTribute Award in Impact Media, presented by Anne-Marie Canning. The award was given to Angelina Jolie by Salma Hayek Pinault, who stars in Jolie's latest film, WITHOUT BLOOD. #TIFF24 pic.twitter.com/fUk3rlwraG
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Inside the TIFF Tribute Awards: Angelina Jolie Asks for No Photographs and Viggo Mortensen Decries David Cronenberg's Oscar Snubs https://t.co/HkyiaIyR9l
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Angelina Jolie’s Strict Request Raises Eyebrows
Jolie, an Oscar-winning actress and director known for films such as “Unbroken” and “First They Killed My Father,” received her tribute early in the evening. Her latest film “Without Blood” premiered at the festival Sunday night. Yet, hours before the ceremony, media outlets were informed that Jolie’s team had requested no photography or videography of her speech.
A message from TIFF programmers read: “Angelina Jolie’s team has requested that there be no photography or videography of Angelina during the Tribute Awards. This includes all photography and videography by TIFF, our sponsors, our partners and our guests. Please let your teams know that to accommodate this, there will be a dip in the live feed during the presentation of the Impact Award.”
The unusual request, particularly for a speech that did not appear to be politically charged or controversial, sparked curiosity. Why would an actress of Jolie’s stature — known for her advocacy and currently taking on the award circuit to promote her acclaimed turn in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria” — request such privacy at a public event?
