Torontoย โ Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, is delighted to announce that award-winning actor Colman Domingo will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award. This Award recognizes an overall body of exceptional work, and is one of seven awards being handed out at the fifth annual TIFF Tribute Awards gala, presented by Bulgari on Sunday, September 10, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
A prolific actor of the screen and the stage, Domingoโs career spans over 30 years. Domingo will next be seen in Greg Kwedarโs Sing Sing premiering at the Festival. Past recipients honoured in the prestigious acting category were Brendan Fraser and the ensemble cast of My Policeman in 2022; Jessica Chastain and Benedict Cumberbatch in 2021; Kate Winslet and Sir Anthony Hopkins in 2020; and Meryl Streep and Joaquin Phoenix in 2019.
Sing Sing is about a theatre troupe that finds escape from the realities of incarceration through the creativity of putting on a play. Based on the real-life arts rehabilitation programme founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, the film is being distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures.
โColman Domingoโs performances are a masterclass in the art of storytelling,โ said Bailey. โDomingoโs presence, on stage and on screen, is a gift to audiences, and his work continues to resonate, leaving an indelible impact. He is a true visionary in the world of performance, and weโre excited to honour him this year.โ
Domingo joins the recently announced 2023 TIFF Tribute Award honourees Andy Lau, recipient of the Special Tribute Award; Carolina Markowicz, recipient of the TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by MGM Studios; ลukasz ลปal, recipient of the TIFF Variety Artisan Award; Shawn Levy, recipient of the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award presented by The Budman Family; Pedro Almodรณvar, recipient of the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant; and Spike Lee, recipient of the TIFF Ebert Director Award. Once again, the TIFF Tribute Awards honour the film industryโs outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and a below-the-line artist and creator.
The Tribute Awards gala is TIFFโs largest annual fundraiser, having raised $1.3 million in 2022, and is presented by Bulgari, sharing their commitment to arts and culture along with TIFF. This year, the Tribute Awards gala will support the Viola Desmond Cinema campaign, which was launched through the Every Story Fund in 2022. For more information, visit tiff.net/tribute.
Colman Domingo Bio
Colman Domingo is an Emmy Awardโwinning actor, and has been nominated for a Tonyยฎ, Independent Spirit, Gotham, Lawrence Olivier, Drama Desk, Drama League, NAACP Image, and Black Reel Award as an actor, playwright, and producer. He stars in and executive produced Greg Kwedarโsย Sing Sing, which will make its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is based on the real-life arts rehabilitation program founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. In June 2023, he appeared in and produced the unscripted AMC travel showย You Are Hereย and was a producer on the Tony-nominated Fat Ham. He is well known for his Spirit Awardโnominated role in Janicza Bravoโsย Zolaย as well as his work on stage inย The Scottsboro Boysย and Broadwayโsย Passing Strange. Domingo and his husband Raรบl Domingo have produced a myriad of work under their Edith Productions banner, including four seasons of the award-winning variety talk showย Bottomless Brunchย at Colmanโs. Domingo co-wrote, produced, and starred in the Academy Awardโshortlisted animated short filmย New Moon, based on his playย A Boy and His Soul. He also starred in and executive produced the award-winning shortย North Star.
