While the Emmys were happening in Los Angeles, plenty of stars were on the opposite side of the continent to attend movie premieres at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival and we’re recapping all of the events that happened on Monday, September 14.
Oscar winner Penelope Cruz, real-life sisters Rooney Mara and Kate Mara, and Lily James are just some of the stars who were on the red carpet in Toronto for the premieres of their films.
TIFF is often the launchpad for awards season movies, so we’re going to have a better idea of Oscars frontrunners once this festival wraps up.
Bunker
Penelopewas joined by real-life husband Javier Bardem and director Florian Zeller at the Bunkerpremiere on Monday night.
The film premiered last week at the Venice Film Festival.
When an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project – building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire – his wife begins to question their marriage after seventeen years together.
Bunker is a dramatic thriller that examines the emotional and moral challenges faced by a couple as the anxieties of an increasingly uncertain world begin to reshape their marriage, exploring the fears, doubts and ethical dilemmas that define our time.
Bucking Fastard
The Marasisters were joined by co-stars Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom for their Bucking Fastardpremiere on Monday night.
Bucking Fastard is about two sisters, Jean and Joan Holbrooke (Kate Mara, Rooney Mara), who are so close to each other that they speak in unison, love the same man, and have the same dreams. They even make the same slip of tongue in unison. We cannot see the world as they see it, but we do see how the world reacts to them – through the courts and the press, through those that want to help and those who want to use them, through the eyes of beasts both tame and wild, and even through their own echoes in the core of the earth.
The movie also had a Venice premiere earlier this month!
FYI: Rooney is wearing Givenchy. Kateis wearing Dolce&Gabbana.
Lily walked the carpet on Monday night at the Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo premiere with co-stars Sh?tar? Mamiya and Shun Oguri, plus director Takashi Miike.
The Japanese movie is the third installment in the franchise, following 1992’s Bad Lieutenant and 2009’s Bad Lieutenant: Part of Call New Orleans.
FYI: Lilyis wearing a Stella McCartney dress and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
All About Corinne
Legendary actress Isabelle Huppert was present for the premiere of her new comedy All About Corinne.
FYI: She is wearing Balenciaga.
Elsinore
Andrew Scott is getting Oscar buzz for his work in the movie Elsinoreand he was at TIFF for the premiere on Monday night.
FYI: He is wearing Jimmy Choo shoes.
Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been
Taraji P. Henson is a producer on the new documentary Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been and she joined singer Darlene Love on the carpet for the premiere on Monday night!
A Talent For Murder
Helen Mirren was joined on the red carpet at the A Talent For Murderpremiere by her co-stars Alden Ehrenreich and Oli
It is 1995, and American author Highsmith (Mirren), now in her seventies and in poor health, has retired to the Swiss Alps, where she largely confines herself to her study, surrounded by her books, her cats, and her collection of antique weapons. Enter Edward Ridgeway (Ehrenreich), emissary for a New York publisher sent to persuade Highsmith to craft one last instalment in her bestselling series of mysteries featuring the murderous antihero, Tom Ripley. Irritated by this youthful, overly eager visitor, Highsmith refuses the offer — unless, that is, Ridgeway can dream up the perfect murder along with her.
Wild Horse Nine
Wild Horse Nine is one of the most buzzy movies heading into Oscar season!
Stars Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich hit the red carpet with co-star Mariana Di Girolamo, writer and director Martin McDonagh, and producer Graham Broadbent.
Gentle Monster
Lea Seydoux was present at TIFF on Monday night for the premiere of her film Gentle Monster.
FYI: Leais wearing Louis Vuitton.
In Waves
Stephanie Hsu and Will Sharpe stepped out for the premiere of their movie In Waves on Monday.
The animated film, set in California, narrates the love story between a young skater and a surfer who share a mutual passion for the ocean.
All Of A Sudden
Belgian and French actress Virginie Efira was at the premiere of her movie All of a Sudden on Monday.
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