‘You Can See Everything’ Sweeps Critics Choice Documentary Awards
By Google News Category Documentaries ·
You Can See Everything won everything it was nominated for at the 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
The buzzy Elizabeth Holmes doc, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, won all five awards for which it was nominated at Sunday’s awards. The sweep marks the latest triumph for the A24 film and the first major award wins for the project, which debuted a little over two months ago with a surprise Telluride screening.
It then received a high-profile screening at the New York Film Festival as anticipation grew for the documentary ahead of its Oct. 16 theatrical release.
Since hitting theaters, You Can See Everything has grossed nearly $80 million at the domestic box office, making it one of the highest-grossing docs ever, trailing Fahrenheit 9/11 and Everest domestically. Worldwide, You Can See Everything is a little further down the list of all-time box-office performers, but the movie still hasn’t opened in many overseas territories.
In addition to a best documentary feature Oscar nod, it’s been speculated that You Can See Everything could land best picture and supporting actress nominations.
At the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, in addition to winning best documentary feature, You Can See Everything won best director (Fielder and Oppenheim), best cinematography (David Bolen), best editing (Adam Locke-Norton) and best score (Ari Balouzian).
Fellow five-time nominee Once Upon a Time in Harlem also won multiple awards, three, while Ava DuVernay’s 14th, which went into the awards with a leading six nominations, was shut out.
Nuisance Bear, which like You Can See Everything and Once Upon a Time in Harlem was nominated for five awards, won best science/nature documentary.
Other notable winners include four-time nominees John Wilson’s The History of Concrete, Everest: The Other Side, EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert and Lion as well as triple nominees Musk, Alex Gibney’s four-hour Elon Musk examination, which won best biographical drama, and controversial Israel-Gaza war doc, NAZA, which won best political drama.
Elsewhere at the 11th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, hosted by Ross Mathews from New York’s Edison Ballroom, Ron Howard received the Critics Choice Impact Award and Jehane Noujaim was recognized with lifetime achievement honor the Pennebaker Award.
“This year’s winners reflect the extraordinary creativity, ambition and innovation shaping documentary filmmaking today,” Critics Choice Association vp documentary Christopher Campbell said in a statement.
“From bold new storytelling approaches that have expanded the reach of nonfiction films and brought new audiences to the genre, to filmmakers who tackle pressing political and social issues, to those who return to compelling stories to explore them in greater depth, this year’s nominees demonstrate the limitless possibilities of the documentary form.
We are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable talent and diverse perspectives that continue to shape the exciting future of documentary filmmaking.”
A complete list of this year’s winners follows.
14th (Netflix)Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)Musk (Bleecker Street)NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)Remake (Music Box Films)You Can See Everything (A24) (WINNER)
Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor – NAZA (The Guardian / mk2…
Originally published by Google News Category Documentaries
