Steven Spielberg’s Fabelmans wins Toronto film festival audience award

Director Steven Spielberg attends the premiere of The Fabelmans at the Toronto International Film Festival (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical coming-of-age drama The Fabelmans has won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) top prize, the People’s Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner.

Toronto’s audience award was announced on Sunday as the largest North American film festival wrapped up its 47th edition and first full-scale gathering in three years.