'12 Years A Slave' And Every Inch An Oscar Contender Following Toronto Win

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave has secured a place as ‘Oscars favorite’ following its triumph at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. The Steve McQueen-directed epic – based on the memoir of Solomon Northrup – remains the odds on choice for Best Picture at 13/4.

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Image caption Paul Dano is John Tibeats
Paul Giamatti as Theophilus Freeman
Alfre Woodard plays Mistress Harriet Shaw
Benedict Cumberbatch is William Ford