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

  • 16 September 2013

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.


Brad Pitt - a huge name for a supporing cast member
Image caption Brad Pitt - a huge name for a supporing cast member
Paul Dano is John Tibeats
Image caption Paul Dano is John Tibeats


Paul Giamatti as Theophilus Freeman


Alfre Woodard plays Mistress Harriet Shaw


Benedict Cumberbatch is William Ford