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Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser, action star Michelle Yeoh and pop sensation Harry Styles are among the celebrities set to be feted at a Toronto International Film Festival awards gala.
Organizers are rolling out the red carpet for the TIFF Tribute Awards fundraiser tonight.
Fraser will be decorated with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his for leading role in Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale."
Another performance prize will be awarded to the ensemble cast of "My Policeman," comprised of Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson and Rupert Everett.
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The TIFF Ebert Director Award will go to Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes, whose love letter to cinema "Empire of Light" is playing the festival.
The in-person gala at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel is set to feature a performance by Toronto musician Mustafa.
Canadian directors Sarah Polley and Jason Reitman and English actor Olivia Colman are among the presenters expected to toast this year's awards recipients.
Launched in 2019, the Tribute Awards celebrate the film industry's "outstanding contributors" and raise funds for TIFF's year-round programs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2022.
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