Oscar contenders open at TO film fest - Jam! Showbiz

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January 23, 2008 4:53 am
By: tiffreviews

Calgary Herald

Jam! Showbiz, Canada - The Toronto International Film Festival was confirmed yesterday as Oscar’s favourite launch pad. Setting a new benchmark, a remarkable 18 of the 39 feature films that earned at least one Oscar nomination were screened at the festival either in 2006 or 2007. Those films generated a total of 48 Oscar nominations. In addition, a Canadian animated short that had been screened at the 2007 filmfest also earned a nomination, pushing the total to 19 films and 49 nominations… [Full Story] Related Articles • Reitman taking Hollywood in new direction - Winnipeg Sun • Canadians pull in Oscar nominations - Owen Sound Sun Times • Polley happy with nomination - Times Colonist [View all 39 related]

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