From the serious — 'If Beale Street Could Talk' — to the silly — 'Deadpool 2' — there was something for everyone this year.

As astronaut Neil Armstrong, Ryan Gosling delivers what's sure to be an Oscar-nominated performance.

Coffee shop owner Joelle Murray had been pursuing the star since Sept. 3 with a social media campaign in which she posted photos of herself and a life-size cardboard cutout of Gosling, promising 15 per cent off if he showed up at Grinder Coffee during TIFF.