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.
Best Documentary Feature
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)
Best Director
Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor – NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
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)
Best 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)
Best 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)
Best 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)
Best Narration
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Written by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
Performed by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures) (WINNER)
Written by John Wilson
Performed by John Wilson
Lorne (Focus Features)
Written by Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter
Performed by Chris Parnell
Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Written by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Performed by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Written by Pegah Ahangarani
Performed by Pegah Ahangarani
Remake (Music Box Films)
Written by Ross McElwee
Performed by Ross McElwee
Best 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)
Best Music Documentary
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World) (HBO Max)
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon) (WINNER)
Man on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
Oasis: 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)
Best Political Documentary
14th (Netflix)
American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
Ask E. Jean (Abramorama)
Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films) (WINNER)
Union Town (Cabin Creek Films)
Best Historical Documentary
14th (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) (WINNER)
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)
Best 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)
Best Archival Documentary
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Making Marie Antoinette (Mubi)
Man on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) (WINNER)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)
Best Science/Nature Documentary
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Ghost Elephants (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Lion (National Geographic)
Nuisance Bear (Mubi) (WINNER)
Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic)
Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Best Sports Documentary
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films) (WINNER)
Give Me the Ball! (ESPN)
Rafa (Netflix)
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Tyson (Netflix)
Best True Crime Documentary
Baby Doe (Narrative Distribution)
Funny Money: 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)
Best 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)
Best Limited Documentary Series
9/11: Reunited (National Geographic)
The Dark Wizard (HBO Max)
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV)
High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock)
Lion (National Geographic) (WINNER)
The Man Will Burn (HBO Max)
Rafa (Netflix)
Best Ongoing Documentary Series
30 for 30 (ESPN) (WINNER)
American Masters (PBS)
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
The Food That Built America (History)
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (History)
Independent Lens (PBS)
Untold (Netflix)