You Can See Everything Wins All Five Awards at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
You Can See Everything won all five awards it was nominated for at the 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Monday. The film, distributed by A24, is a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing company Theranos. It was directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.
The ceremony was the 11th annual edition of the awards, which honour achievements in nonfiction filmmaking and documentary television. It was scheduled for Sunday, 8 November, at the Edison Ballroom in New York, with Ross Mathews as host.
Fielder and Oppenheim won Best Director. David Bolen took Best Cinematography, and Adam Locke-Norton won Best Editing. The film also won Best Documentary Feature.
Once Upon a Time in Harlem was the other major winner, taking three awards. David Greaves won Best First Documentary Feature for the film, which is the category for a director's debut in the genre.
Other prizes went to The History of Concrete, written and performed by John Wilson, which won Best Narration. Narration is the spoken commentary that guides a documentary's story.
Ava DuVernay's 14th entered the night with six nominations, the most of any film, and left without a win. Variety had reported in October that 14th, You Can See Everything and Once Upon a Time in Harlem led the nominations.
The evening also carried two honours for careers. Ron Howard received the Critics Choice Impact Award, and Jehane Noujaim received the Pennebaker Award for lifetime achievement.
The documentary prizes sit alongside the Critics Choice Association's main film and television awards. Janelle James will host the 32nd annual Critics Choice Awards, and the group has opened submissions for a new Critics Choice Creator Awards. For now, the documentary winners are the names on the list from Sunday night.
