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Toronto Film Festival: Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet honoured at virtual awards gala
Sep 17, 2020
Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet paid tribute to health workers as they virtually accepted honorary awards from this year's Toronto Film Festival.
Sir Anthony dedicated his accolade to "first responders all over the world", saying: "This award is yours."
Winslet, meanwhile, said it felt "very odd" to receive a Tribute Actor Award.
"To be giving applause to anyone other than those... at the forefront of the battle against this virus... does feel decidedly out of place," she admitted.
The actors made their comments in pre-recorded acceptance speeches that were shown in a largely empty cinema as part of Tuesday's presentation.
This year's festival has been drastically scaled back due to coronavirus concerns, with only people based in the city permitted to attend physical screenings.
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Directors Chloe Zhao and Mira Nair were also honoured at the TIFF Tribute Awards, which began with a filmed introduction from film-maker Martin Scorsese.
Sporting a bandage on his right hand, the Raging Bull and GoodFellas director said it was "very moving" that festivals like Toronto were "continuing to happen".
"It's becoming sadly common to see cinema marginalised and devalued and categorised as a form of comfort food," the 77-year-old continued.
"We can never remind people enough that this remarkable art form is much more than a diversion. At its best, it's a source of wonder and inspiration."
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