It was a stellar year for movies, plain and simple.
"He was just a master of emotion and it was an act," Steve Carell says about his 'Battle of the Sexes' character, "male chauvinist pig" tennis player Bobby Riggs.
Despite weeks of training with a tennis pro, the actor couldn't quite master his serves — which prompted a great reaction from the extras in the stadium.
Trailer for 'Battle of the Sexes,' dramatization of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, played by Emma Stone and Steve Carell
Yahoo Entertainment's favorites include 'The Shape of Water,' 'The Disaster Artist,' 'Lady Bird,' Jessica Chastain, Shia LaBeouf, Denzel Washington
Following last year's breakout, two films with radically different approaches to same-sex relationships arrive at TIFF.
Our sneak peek from the upcoming "Battle of the Sexes" shows Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) making his first pitch for a tennis match against Billie Jean King (Emma Stone).