Performers from Golden Delicious and The Night Agent were among the winners at the 12th annual awards.
The award for Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On follows allegations that Sainte-Marie has falsely claimed to be of Cree descent.
The festival also unveiled the winner of its annual So You Think You Can Pitch? competition.
Bizable Media’s Janice Dawe and filmmaker Noura Kevorkian will be honoured at the Institute’s Dec. 5 ceremony.
The Kim Albright-directed feature also won Outstanding Feature Actor for star Hamza Haq, and Outstanding Feature Cinematographer for Leo Harim.
WildBrain’s Malory Towers has earned four nominations, including the Children’s or Family Viewing Series award.
Plus: A Canadian short doc breaks a Guinness World Record, and Virtual Production House rebrands its Vancouver location.
Marilyn Denis, Catherine Tait and Margot Daley are among this year’s Crystal Awards recipients.
Chateau Laurier and Top Dogs: Vengeance also picked up multiple awards.
TIFF ’23: Sophie Dupuis’ Solo and Meredith Hama-Brown’s Seagrass were among the winning Canadian films.