"The King's Speech," starring British actor Colin Firth, was named the fan favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival, organizers said.

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"So many people were talking about that film during the festival," Film Festival Director Piers Handling said in a statement on the festival's Web site, noting previous winners of the prize, such as "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and "Slumdog Millionaire," went on to earn multiple Academy Award nominations. "It's a little early because we haven't seen all the films yet and not all the Oscar contenders came our way this year, but I would imagine the 'King's Speech' has a very strong chance of getting in."

Denis Villeneuve's family drama, "Incendies," won the festival's award for best Canadian film, while director Deborah Chow took home the best first Canadian feature title for her drama, "The High Cost of Living," starring former "Scrubs" star Zach Braff and Canadian actress Isabelle Blais.

Sturla Gunnarsson's "Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie" won the favorite documentary honor and Vincent Biron's "Les Fleurs de l'age" earned the award for best Canadian short film.

"These are not frivolous films at all, these are serious pieces of thinking from 'King's Speech' through to the Suzuki documentary through to 'Incendies,'" Handling said. "And some of the other films that premiered here, I think will definitely be up for, in one way or another, Oscar nominations -- from 'Barney's Version' through to 'Conviction' through to 'Conspirator' through to 'Hereafter' through to 'Stone' through to 'Rabbit Hole.'"