TORONTO — When Jodie Foster began working in Hollywood as a child actress, she says there weren't very many women around.

"Occasionally there was a script supervisor or maybe a makeup and hair person, but then mostly not," Foster said on the red carpet ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival's Tribute Awards.

Foster was among the Hollywood elites being honoured Sunday at the awards show that celebrates the contributions of actors and filmmakers to cinema, alongside the likes of Guillermo del Toro, Channing Tatum, Idris Elba and Catherine O'Hara.

Foster received this year's Share Her Journey Award for helping to pave the way for women in film.

Ahead of the gala, the two-time Oscar winner reflected on how the film industry has changed since her career began more than 50 years ag

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