2014 Toronto International Film Festival Awards

To wrap up the Toronto International Film Festival, which I attended for the entirety and finished up on Sunday, here are some personal awards I’d like to honour some of the very best films with:
 

Best Feature Film: Nightcrawler
 
Runner/s Up: Foxcatcher, Clouds of Sils Maria and Girlhood

Best Documentary: Tales of the Grim Sleeper

Runner/s Up: I Am Here

Best Debut Feature: Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler

Runner/s Up: Theodor Melfi, St Vincent

Best Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler

Runner/s Up: Steve Carrell/Channing Tatum, Foxcatcher, and Bill Murray, St Vincent

Best Actress: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beyond the Lights

Runner/s Up: Karidja Toure, Girlhood, Sidse Babett Knudsen/Chiara D'Anna, The Duke of Burgundy

Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria

Runner/s Up: Yelena Lyadova, Leviathan

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

Runner/s Up: Sam Rockwell, Laggies

Best Director: Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler

Runner/s Up: Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher, Celine Sciamma, Girlhood 

Best Screenplay: Olivier Assayas, Clouds of Sils Maria

Runner/s Up: Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler, Noah Baumbach, While We're Young

Best Cinematography: Nightcrawler

Runner/s Up: Leviathan, The Duke of Burgundy

Best Score: It Follows 

Runner/s Up: The Duke of Burgundy, Nightcrawler

Best Use of Soundtrack: Girlhood

Runner Up: Beyond the Lights, Eden

Best Scene/s: 'Lou in pursuit' in Nightcrawler, 'Dave getting Mark back down to weight' in Foxcatcher, 'Valentine takes a drive' in Clouds of Sils Maria and 'Diamonds' in Girlhood. 

Final Rankings: