2008 Toronto International Film Festival 2008 Toronto International Film Festival The 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This 33rd annual festival was from September 4 to September 13, 2008. The opening night gala was the World War I romantic epic "Passchendaele" from Canadian director Paul Gross. Festival is heavy on Canadian fare as well as featuring prominent indie films and worldwide and/or North American debuts including: "Adoration" directed by Canada's own Atom Egoyan, "Appaloosa" the second film from Ed Harris (who directed "Pollock"), "Blindness" from screenwriter-director, Fernando Meirelles, Iraq war thriller "The Hurt Locker" directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and
2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards 2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 44th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 2010, honored the best in film for 2009. 1. The Hurt Locker<br> 2. "Summer Hours" ("L'Heure d'été")<br> 3. "Inglourious Basterds" 1. Kathryn Bigelow – "The Hurt Locker"<br> 2. Olivier Assayas – "Summer Hours" ("L'Heure d'été")<br> 3. Wes Anderson – "Fantastic Mr. Fox" 1. Jeremy Renner – "The Hurt Locker"<br> 2. Jeff Bridges – "Crazy Heart"<br> 3. Nicolas Cage – "" 1. Yolande Moreau – "Séraphine"<br> 2. Meryl Streep – "Julie & Julia" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox"<br> 3. Abbie Cornish – "Bright