‘You Can See Everything’ Sweeps Critics Choice Documentary Awards

You Can See Everything won whatever it was chosen for at the 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Awards.

The buzzy Elizabeth Holmes doc, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, won all 5 awards for which it was chosen at Sunday’s awards. The sweep marks the current victory for the A24 movie and the very first significant award wins for the job, which debuted a little over 2 months earlier with a surprise Telluride screening. It then got a prominent screening at the New York Film Festival as anticipation grew for the documentary ahead of its Oct. 16 theatrical release.

Because striking theaters, You Can See Everything has actually earned almost $80 million at the domestic ticket office, making it among the highest-grossing docs ever, tracking Fahrenheit 9/11 and Everest locally. Worldwide, You Can See Everything is a little additional down the list of all-time box-office entertainers, however the motion picture still hasn’t opened in numerous abroad areas.

In addition to a finest documentary function Oscar nod, it’s been hypothesized that You Can See Everything might land finest image and supporting starlet elections.

At the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, in addition to winning finest documentary function, You Can See Everything won finest director (Fielder and Oppenheim), finest cinematography (David Bolen), finest modifying (Adam Locke-Norton) and finest rating (Ari Balouzian).

Fellow five-time candidate When Upon a Time in Harlem Won several awards, 3, while Ava DuVernay’s 14thwhich entered into the awards with a leading 6 elections, was locked out.

Annoyance Bearwhich like You Can See Everything and As soon as Upon a Time in Harlem was chosen for 5 awards, won finest science/nature documentary.

Other noteworthy winners consist of four-time candidates John Wilson’s The History of Concrete Everest: The Other Side, EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert and Lion As triple candidates MuskAlex Gibney’s four-hour Elon Musk assessment, which won finest biographical drama, and questionable Israel-Gaza war doc, NAZAwhich won finest political drama.

Somewhere else at the 11th yearly Critics Choice Documentary Awards, hosted by Ross Mathews from New York’s Edison Ballroom, Ron Howard got the Critics Choice Impact Award and Jehane Noujaim was acknowledged with life time accomplishment honor the Pennebaker Award.

“This year’s winners show the remarkable imagination, aspiration and development shaping documentary filmmaking today,” Critics Choice Association vp documentary Christopher Campbell stated in a declaration. “From vibrant brand-new storytelling methods that have actually broadened the reach of nonfiction movies and brought brand-new audiences to the category, to filmmakers who deal with pushing political and social problems, to those who go back to engaging stories to explore them in higher depth, this year’s candidates show the unlimited possibilities of the documentary type. We are enjoyed commemorate the amazing skill and varied viewpoints that continue to form the interesting future of documentary filmmaking.”

A total list of this year’s winners follows.

Finest Documentary Feature

14th (Netflix)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Everyone to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian/ mk2 movies)
As soon as Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Practice sessions for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)
You Can See Everything (A24) (WINNER)

Finest Director

Yuval Abraham & & Rachel Szor– NAZA (The Guardian/ mk2 movies)
Felipe Bustos Sierra– Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Ava DuVernay– 14th (Netflix)
Nathan Fielder & & Lance Oppenheim– You Can See Everything (A24) (WINNER)
Ross McElwee– Remake (Music Box Films)
Orlando von Einsiedel– The Cycle of Love (Variance Films)

Finest First Documentary Feature

David Greaves– Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) (WINNER)
Baz Luhrmann– EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & & Jack Weisman– Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Xander Robin– The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Poh Si Teng– American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
John Wilson– The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)

Finest Cinematography

David Bolen– You Can See Everything (A24) (WINNER)
David Bolen & & Matt Clegg– The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Sophie Darlington– Lion (National Geographic)
Franklin Dow– The Cycle of Love (Variance Films)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & & Jack Weisman– Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Clair Popkin, Jimmy Chin, Christopher Murphy– Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)

Finest Editing

Spencer Averick– 14th (Netflix)
Anne de Mare & & Lynn True– Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Adam Locke-Norton– You Can See Everything (A24) (WINNER)
Colin Monie– Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Jonathan Redmond– EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Cori Wapnowska– The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)

Finest Narration

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Composed by Daniel Roher & & Caroline Lindy
Carried Out by Daniel Roher & & Caroline Lindy

The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures) (WINNER)
Composed by John Wilson
Carried Out by John Wilson

Lorne (Focus Features)
Composed by Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter
Carried Out by Chris Parnell

Problem Bear (Mubi)
Composed by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Carried Out by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons

Wedding rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Composed by Pegah Ahangarani
Carried Out by Pegah Ahangarani

Remake (Music Box Films)
Composed by Ross McElwee
Carried Out by Ross McElwee

Finest Music Score

Ari Balouzian– You Can See Everything (A24) (WINNER)
Dan Deacon– Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Caroline Ho– Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Jason Moran– 14th (Netflix)
Cristóbal Tapia de Veer– Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Hans Zimmer, Niccolò Pacella, George Hutson Warren– Lion (National Geographic)

Finest Music Documentary

Earth, Wind & & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World) (HBO Max)
LEGENDARY: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon) (WINNER)
Guy on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
Sanctuary: Don’t Look Back in Anger (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man (Greenwich Entertainment)
Sara Bareilles: Good Grief (Group Effort Films/ Naked Edge Films)

Finest Political Documentary

14th (Netflix)
American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
Ask E. Jean (Abramorama)
Everyone to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian/ mk2 movies) (WINNER)
Union Town (Cabin Creek Films)

Finest Historical Documentary

14th (Netflix)
When Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) (WINNER)
Wedding rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of (Netflix)
Soul Patrol (Kino Lorber)
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (Netflix)

Finest Biographical Documentary

Avedon (Netflix)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (Netflix)
Lorne (Focus Features)
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max)
Musk (Bleecker Street) (WINNER)

Finest Archival Documentary

IMPRESSIVE: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Making Marie Antoinette (Mubi)
Male on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
As soon as Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) (WINNER)
Practice sessions for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)

Finest Science/Nature Documentary

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Ghost Elephants (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Lion (National Geographic)
Problem Bear (Mubi) (WINNER)
Tricks of the Bees (National Geographic)
Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)

Finest Sports Documentary

The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple Television)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films) (WINNER)
Provide Me the Ball! (ESPN)
Rafa (Netflix)
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Tyson (Netflix)

Finest True Crime Documentary

Child Doe (Narrative Distribution)
False currency: The Dane Cook Story (Dark Star Pictures)
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (Netflix) (WINNER– TIE)
A Killer Story (HBO Max)
Lost Women of Alaska (Investigation Discovery) (WINNER– TIE)
Murder in Glitterball City (HBO Max)

Finest Short Documentary

The Baddest Speechwriter of All (Netflix) (WINNER)
A Derailment (POV)
Escalation (Bonfire Films)
Miller Night Football (HBO Max)
Oh Whale (The New Yorker/ Switchboard Magazine)
The Second Life of Freddie Nole (Sweet World Films)
A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil (archilux)
They’re Here (Praxis Films)

Finest Limited Documentary Series

9/11: Reunited (National Geographic)
The Dark Wizard (HBO Max)
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple Television)
High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock)
Lion (National Geographic) (WINNER)
The Man Will Burn (HBO Max)
Rafa (Netflix)

Finest Ongoing Documentary Series

30 for 30 (ESPN) (WINNER)
American Masters (PBS)
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
The Food That Built America (History)
Harmful History with Henry Winkler (History)
Independent Lens (PBS)
Unknown (Netflix)


Discover more from PMN S.P.O.R.T.S - A PRIME MEDIA NETWORK BRAND

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Related Articles

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Captcha verification failed!
CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us!

spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img