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Don't be surprised if La Bola Negra ends up sweeping the Oscars this year...
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:43 pm
It had already premiered at Cannes but apparently it was a big hit at the Toronto International Film Festival, winning the coveted "fan favorite" award. There was a standing ovation which lasted the entire length of the credits and beyond.
Anyways...it's going to win because it checks all the right boxes:
Historical epic? Check.
Foreign language film? Check.
"Important" subject matter? Check.
What's the premise you ask? Here it is...
Anyways...it's going to win because it checks all the right boxes:
Historical epic? Check.
Foreign language film? Check.
"Important" subject matter? Check.
What's the premise you ask? Here it is...
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La Bola Negra is a 2026 Spanish queer epic directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi that explores the interconnected lives of three gay men across pivotal moments in Spanish history: 1932, 1937, and 2017.
This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:50 pm to RollTide1987
Sounds like an excruciating movie to sit through.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:52 pm to RollTide1987
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queer
That's all it takes to win a bunch of awards from the Hollywood types. Just push their agenda.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:53 pm to RollTide1987
IBT aggie joke 
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:55 pm to RollTide1987
hard pass.
Translates to The Black Butthole in English I'm assuming.
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La Bola Negra
Translates to The Black Butthole in English I'm assuming.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 2:55 pm to RollTide1987
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Foreign language film? Check.
How many of these do you think have won best picture?
The answer is one, by the way. One movie in 98 years.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 3:01 pm to RollTide1987
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La Bola Negra is a 2026 Spanish queer epic directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi that explores the interconnected lives of three gay men across pivotal moments in Spanish history: 1932, 1937, and 2017.
yep. dozens will watch it
Posted on 9/28/26 at 3:08 pm to Jay Are
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How many of these do you think have won best picture?
The answer is one, by the way. One movie in 98 years.
I know this because I can list every single film that has won Best Picture from memory. Beyond the autism that that entails, knowing all the films also gives me insight into how the Academy thinks. And how it thinks is very reactive. They are willing to latch onto the issue de jour of the day. While the film takes place in Spain, it features Spanish speakers. What's going on in the United States right now? ICE, a crackdown on illegal immigration, border control, etc.
Here now you have acclaimed foreign language film from Spain, released by Netflix, who is pulling out all the stops to get that elusive trophy it has so long desired. They're giving it a 45-day theatrical release - unheard of for them. They are marketing the hell out of this to Academy voters and film festival attendees. This is a full court press. No doubt the actors will be asked questions about the current climate in the U.S. in regards to immigration and they will somehow tie it all back to gay rights.
Voters will eat that shite up. Especially those voters who have Christopher Nolan and Odyssey fatigue.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 6:49 pm to RollTide1987
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La Bola Negra is a 2026 Spanish queer epic directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi that explores the interconnected lives of three gay men across pivotal moments in Spanish history: 1932, 1937, and 2017.
Considering the subject matter, you would think they would go all the way with the DEI Oscar pandering and make it an interracial queer throuple. It is called The Black Ball, after all.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:10 pm to RollTide1987
Itll almost certainly win an Oscar, and the Oscars will almost certainly continue losing viewers. No one really cares anymore.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:10 pm to Saint Alfonzo
Contrary to this conspiracy filled and enlightened board, the Academy does not send us weekly memos about who to vote for. Sure there are great parties and a bit of wining and dining, but that’s the process. The best party I went to last year was the Jay Kelly after party at the Château Marmont. That film didn’t do very well come award season if memory serves. Personally, I will be surprised if I see a better film than Project Hail Mary.. great time of year though for voters.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:22 pm to DesScorp
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Itll almost certainly win an Oscar, and the Oscars will almost certainly continue losing viewers. No one really cares anymore.
I’ve never understood the draw of awards shows to consumers. I get why the industry likes it but I don’t understand watching them or rooting for a particular winner.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:22 pm to RollTide1987
In the OP's defense, the Big Picture Podcast was saying this will and should get a best picture nomination, so it's not that crazy that it will be nominated like crazy. Sounds horrible btw
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:24 pm to Flats
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don’t understand watching them or rooting for a particular winner.
Agreed. It's beyond cringy when people root for a movie to win an Oscar like it's their football team.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:45 pm to RollTide1987
Looks horrible, but it can't be any worse than Moonlight.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:46 pm to RollTide1987
I’m looking forward to this.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:04 pm to JW
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I will be surprised if I see a better film than Project Hail Mary.
This x10. But the Academy seems to be be turning back to its 2010s MO of hating movies that people actually like and that make money.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 1:28 am to JW
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Contrary to this conspiracy filled and enlightened board, the Academy does not send us weekly memos about who to vote for. Sure there are great parties and a bit of wining and dining, but that’s the process. The best party I went to last year was the Jay Kelly after party at the Château Marmont. That film didn’t do very well come award season if memory serves. Personally, I will be surprised if I see a better film than Project Hail Mary.. great time of year though for voters.
They don’t have to send memos, the DEI criteria is baked into the nomination process. Have x, y, and z in your movie or you won’t stand a chance of winning. The little wine and cheese voter parties are just window decoration for a corrupt and exclusionary system.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 9:34 pm to RollTide1987
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Posted on 9/30/26 at 1:16 am to RollTide1987
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