Actor's artificially crafted nose for an Academy Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

In the world of cinema, transformative performances often captivate audiences and garner critical acclaim. This year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) showcased a variety of such transformations, with several actors donning makeup, prosthetics, and undergoing physical changes to embody their characters.

However, there seems to be no concrete evidence linking Dwayne Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Ethan Hawke, or Russell Crowe to specific star transformations in the films The Smashing Machine, Christy, Blue Moon, or Nuremberg at TIFF. The actors' roles in these films remain unconfirmed, as no records link them to biographical or historical role transformations.

One actor who did undergo a remarkable transformation is Ethan Hawke, in the film Blue Moon. Hawke sports a comb-over hairstyle and shoe polish-black dye job to portray lyricist Lorenz Hart. The optical tricks used in the film create an illusion of short stature, making Hawke almost unrecognizable.

Sydney Sweeney, on the other hand, underwent a physical transformation for her role in Christy. Through weight gain, muscle mass building, and hair color change, Sweeney portrays boxer Christy Martin with remarkable accuracy.

Dwayne Johnson, in The Smashing Machine, undergoes a three-hour daily makeup and wig application process to portray former wrestling champion turned mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr.

Meanwhile, Russell Crowe significantly beefs up to portray Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring in Nuremberg, without the use of prosthetic makeup.

Other notable transformations include Christian Bale's weight gain, makeup, and prosthetics in Vice, earning him an Oscar nomination for playing politician Dick Cheney. Renée Zellweger's makeup, colored contact lenses, and wigs in Judy resulted in an Oscar win for playing singer Judy Garland.

Gary Oldman, in Darkest Hour, covers his face and body in makeup and prosthetics to resemble British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, winning an Oscar for Best Actor. Charlize Theron, in Monster, gains weight to portray serial killer Aileen Wuornos, winning an Oscar for Best Actress.

Nicole Kidman, in The Hours, wears a fake nose and wig to help disappear behind the character Virginia Woolf, winning an Oscar for Best Actress. Christian Bale, in American Hustle, sports a drastically different appearance, being nominated for Best Actor after his supporting Oscar win for The Fighter.

Jessica Chastain's makeup and wigs in The Eyes of Tammy Faye earned her an Oscar nomination for playing televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. Meryl Streep's dental prosthetics, colored contact lenses, and wigs in The Iron Lady resulted in an Oscar nomination for playing politician Margaret Thatcher.

Tom Hardy's appearance in Capone is significantly altered with pounds of latex, but the transformation risks veering into unintentional caricature. Ana de Armas' makeup, hair dye, and colored contact lenses in Blonde are for playing Marilyn Monroe.

Finally, Bradley Cooper's makeup and wig in Maestro are for playing composer Leonard Bernstein. The Academy may or may not be convinced by Dwayne Johnson's transformation in his current film.

In other news, Francois Levesque is in Toronto in part thanks to the support of Telefilm Canada. The White House has denied that Donald Trump was the author of a letter attributed to him and made public. Trump's regime is showing signs of disappointment to his supporters after six months in power.

In a separate development, a letter written to Epstein and attributed to Trump has been made public. The White House has denied Trump's authorship of the letter.

Actor's artificially crafted nose for an Academy Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.