Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' Wins People's Award at the TIFF Festival

Taika Waititi's blistering form as a director continues. And it is a bonus that his acting skills are added in the mix too. After earning huge praise and big numbers at the box office for Thor: Ragnarok, Waititi's latest film Jojo Rabbit is now bagging awards and also joining Oscar buzz.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jojo Rabbit has won the People's Choice award at the recently held Toronto Film Festival. For those who don't know, Waititi's Jojo Rabbit comedy centers on a German boy during World War II whose best friend is an imaginary Hitler. The film, which made its world premiere at TIFF, also stars Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson and Thomasin McKenzie.

Not only has Waititi directed the film but stars in the lead role as Adolf Hitler himself. He also received the TIFF Ebert Director Award while premiering his latest movie. In a statement, Waititi celebrated the news, calling the award a "tremendous honor." "Jojo Rabbit is a story of tolerance and understanding set in a time that lacked both, and I hope in making this film we can remind ourselves that it’s still possible to connect with each other even under the most chaotic of circumstances—no matter what age, religion, race or gender. It was an incredible experience making this film and I’m happy the world had the opportunity to see it for the first time at TIFF," he said. 

The first-runner up for the People's Choice category was Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, which also stars Johansson, followed by Bong Joon-ho's Parasite.

We wish the team of Jojo Rabbit loads of congratulations.