Overview
- TIFF announced Wednesday that Penélope Cruz, Isabelle Huppert, Rosalind Eleazar, Lee Chang‑dong and Siân Heder will receive 2026 Tribute Awards, with each entrant assigned a specific named honor.
- Penélope Cruz will receive the TIFF Special Tribute Award, Lee Chang‑dong the Ebert Director Award, Rosalind Eleazar and Isabelle Huppert Tribute Performer Awards, and Siân Heder the Tribute Award in Impact Media.
- Several honorees will attend with films on the TIFF slate, including Cruz with La Bola Negra and Bunker, Eleazar with Misty Green, Huppert with All About Corinne, Lee with Possible Love, and Heder with the opening‑night world premiere Being Heumann.
- The 51st Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 10–20 and the Tribute Awards gala, TIFF’s largest annual fundraiser, is set for Sunday, Sept. 13 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
- TIFF said this is the eighth year of the Tribute Awards and that it will announce additional programming in early August, signaling more festival lineup and guest updates ahead of September.