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The Spanish-language film La Bola Negra has won the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, a key indicator for Academy Award success. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the 160-minute drama is the first Netflix title to claim the prize. It is currently positioned as a strong contender for the 2027 Best Picture Oscar, with Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close among its cast.
The Spanish-language drama 'La Bola Negra' won the top People’s Choice Award at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), a prize often cited as a predictor for the Academy Awards. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the film is set for a theatrical release on October 16 before streaming on Netflix in December. The win follows a competitive bidding war after its Cannes premiere, where the directors received the best director prize. Runners-up included Peter Farrelly’s 'I Play Rocky' and Sian Heder’s 'Being Heumann.'
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s Spanish epic La Bola Negra won the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award, a key indicator for Academy Award success. The film, which explores gay life across three eras, is Spain’s official Oscar entry and will release on Netflix in October. Other major winners included I Play Rocky and Being Heumann as runners-up, while Simon Stone’s Elsinore took the International People’s Choice Award.
Spanish queer epic 'La Bola Negra' won the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award, a key indicator for Oscar success. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the film follows three men across three eras and is Spain’s official submission for the International Feature category. Netflix, which acquired US rights after a bidding war, will release the film in theaters on October 16, 2026. The award marks the first foreign-language winner since 2011, with 'I Play Rocky' and 'Being Heumann' as runners-up.
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s 'La Bola Negra' won the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award, a key indicator for the upcoming Academy Awards. The Spanish-language drama, which follows three generations of queer men, is Spain’s official Oscar entry and will release in theaters on Oct. 16. The win follows a strong run at Cannes, where the film won Best Director. Other notable winners include 'I Play Rocky' and 'Being Heumann' as runners-up, and 'Elsinore' for the International People’s Choice Award.
Spanish directors Los Javis premiered La Bola Negra at Cannes to a historic 20-minute ovation, an emotional, century-spanning epic about three gay men in Spain that signals a major breakthrough for the duo amid a relatively quiet festival.