‘Jojo Rabbit’: Nazi satire wins top Toronto film award

The film ‘Jojo Rabbit’ has won the influential People’s Choice Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

World War II satire about a young boy in 1940s Germany who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their house stars Scarlett Johansson and Roman Griffin Davis.

Johansson also appears in the film that was first runner-up, Marriage Story, where she plays a mother and actress divorcing her theatre director husband, played by Adam Driver.

The second runner-up was ‘Parasite’, a South Korean comedy-drama which earlier this year won the top prize, the Palme d’Or, at the Cannes Film Festival.

Jojo Rabbit’s win moves it firmly into the 2020 Oscar race because Toronto’s People’s Choice prize, also known as the Audience Award, is seen as a strong indicator for success in the film awards season. Last year’s winner Green Book went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars.

Other previous Audience Award winners include ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘The King’s Speech’ and ‘12 Years A Slave’, which all went on to be named Best Film at the Academy Awards.

‘Jojo Rabbit’ is directed by Taika Waititi, who also directed the Marvel blockbuster ‘Thor: Ragnarok’. The film will be screened at the London Film Festival in October, and will be released in UK cinemas in January 2020.

Jojo Rabbit: Nazi satire wins top Toronto film award

The film Jojo Rabbit has won the influential Peoples Choice Award at this years Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). World War II satire about a young boy in 1940s Germany who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their house stars Scarlett Johansson and Roman Griffin Davis. Johansson also appears in the film that was first runner-up, Marriage Story, where she plays a mother and actress divorcing her theatre director husband, played by Adam Driver. The second runner-up was Parasite, a South Korean comedy-drama which earlier this year won the top prize, the Palme dOr, at the Cannes Film Festival. Jojo Rabbits win moves it firmly into the 2020 Oscar race because Torontos Peoples Choice prize, also known as the Audience Award, is seen as a strong indicator for success in the film awards season. Last years winner Green Book went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars. Other previous Audience Award winners include Slumdog Millionaire, The Kings Speech and 12 Years A Slave, which all went on to be named Best Film at the Academy Awards. Jojo Rabbit is directed by Taika Waititi, who also directed the Marvel blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok. The film will be screened at the London Film Festival in October, and will be released in UK cinemas in January 2020.