‘La Bola Negra’ wins the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award

Gold Derby reports that it is the first Netflix film to win TIFF’s top prize, with ‘I Play Rocky’ finishing as first runner-up.

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Next Best Picture reports that Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s ‘La Bola Negra’ won the 2026 TIFF People’s Choice Award, which the public votes on after each film screens. Gold Derby says it is the first Netflix film to win TIFF’s top prize. The award has a notable Oscar track record: TheWrap reports that since 2008, 16 of the 18 People’s Choice winners have received Best Picture nominations, and five have won.

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DE Deadline@DEADLINE 9:02 AM · Sep 20, 2026
'La Bola Negra' Wins Oscar Predictive Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award
deadline.com‘La Bola Negra’ Wins Oscar Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice AwardThe often Oscar predictive People's Choice Award from the Toronto International Film Festival has been presented.