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La Bola Negra eyes Netflix's first Best Picture Oscar

Stars Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeau, both twenty-nine, have toured the film globally since Cannes this spring; Netflix has never won the top Oscar.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:06 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Sex, Love and War: How the Racy Gay Epic ‘La Bola Negra’ Could Win Netflix’s First Best Picture Oscar”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:06 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Bola Negra, Oscar.
BBN covered this story before: La Bola Negra Opens as Oscar Pitch Meets Tyson Doc (October 13).

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VarietySex, Love and War: How the Racy Gay Epic ‘La Bola Negra’ Could Win Netflix’s First Best Picture Oscar

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety says La Bola Negra, a Spanish epic starring Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeau, could win Netflix its first Best Picture Oscar.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe two leads have been on a global tour since Cannes this spring, and Variety says they haven't tired of each other yet.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA world tour for one movie. That's commitment. I once waited in line forty minutes for a sandwich.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNetflix has spent years chasing that trophy, so this is a very expensive campaign for a very small statue.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoes it play in theaters?