Cinema Eye Honors Nominations: American Doctor and You Can See Everything Lead With Seven Each

Two documentaries share the most nominations at this year's Cinema Eye Honors, the awards for nonfiction film. American Doctor and You Can See Everything each received seven, according to Deadline, which published the list on Thursday 12 November 2026.

You Can See Everything is a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim directed it. Its seven nominations span a wider range of categories than most films on the list, and it is the first film in the awards' history to be nominated in six specific areas: Nonfiction Feature, Direction, Editing, Production, Cinematography and Original Score.

American Doctor is directed by Poh Si Teng. It follows American physicians who volunteer to treat wounded Palestinian children in Gaza.

Two other films posted strong numbers. Time and Water, directed by Sara Dosa, received six nominations. NAZA received five.

The Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature category has seven nominees: American Doctor, You Can See Everything, NAZA, My Undesirable Friends: Part II – Exile, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Rehearsals for a Revolution and To Hold a Mountain. Each one now moves into the next stage of the awards calendar.

The 20th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Awards Ceremony is set for Monday 11 January 2027 at the Times Center in New York City. That is about eight weeks after the nominations were announced, and it gives the nominated filmmakers and their distributors a fixed date to plan around.

For anyone new to awards season, a nomination is a shortlist place, not a prize. Each category names several films, and the eventual winner is chosen from that group at the ceremony. Ceremony dates, nominee lists and category names are all set by the awards organisers, so the calendar is public for anyone who wants to follow it.