▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁P ush ▁by ▁S app hire . ▁ ▁This ▁award ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Cad illa c ▁People ' s ▁Cho ice ▁Award ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁sole ly ▁on ▁votes ▁by ▁Festival ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁This ▁award ▁car ries ▁a ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁c ash ▁prize ▁and ▁also ▁comes ▁with ▁a ▁custom ▁made ▁award ▁from ▁Cad illa c . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁because ▁it ▁has ▁had ▁the ▁greatest ▁impact ▁on ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁insp ires ▁film ▁distrib utors ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁winning ▁film ▁for ▁larger ▁international ▁releases . ▁ ▁Last ▁year ' s ▁winner ▁Sl um dog ▁Mill ion aire ▁directed ▁by ▁D anny ▁Bo yle , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁re ap ▁huge ▁international ▁spot light ▁which ▁cul min ated ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁Best ▁Picture . ▁Lee ▁Daniel ' s ▁P reci ous ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁big ▁Oscar ▁cont ender ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Picture ▁and ▁Best ▁Director , ▁however ▁it ▁lost ▁to ▁The ▁H urt ▁L ocker ▁and ▁its ▁hel mer ▁Kath ery n ▁Big el ow . ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁runner - up ▁was ▁Bruce ▁Ber es ford ' s ▁Ma o ' s ▁Last ▁Dan cer ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁runner - up ▁was ▁Jean - Pierre ▁Je un et ' s ▁Mic mac s . ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto ▁and ▁A str al ▁Media ' s