Christopher Orr of '' The Atlantic '' wrote : " Ethical exploration or exploitation ? In the end , I come down reservedly on the former side : the work done here by Jackman , Gyllenhaal , and especially Villeneuve is simply too powerful to ignore . " Ed Gibbs of '' The Sun Herald '' wrote : " Not since '' Erskineville Kings '' , in 1999 , has Hugh Jackman appeared so emotionally exposed on screen . It is an exceptional , Oscar-worthy performance . " Peter Travers of '' Rolling Stone '' wrote that Gyllenhaal was " exceptional " and that " Villeneuve takes his unflashy time building character and revealing troubled psyches in the most unlikely of places . " The film was a second runner-up for the BlackBerry People 's Choice Award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival , behind '' Philomena '' and '' 12 Years a Slave '' . Gyllenhaal received the Best Supporting Actor of the Year Award at the 2013 Hollywood Film Festival for his " truly compelling , subtly layered " performance as Detective Loki
Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
Prisoners (2013 film)