Why ‘You Can See Everything Everything’ Could Make Oscars History as First Doc Nominated for Best Picture

Awards Circuit Column: Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes doc has a real shot at becoming the first nonfiction best picture nominee. Its biggest obstacle might be the Academy's own documentary branch.

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

Chief Awards Editor

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Will the Academy’s documentary branch finally see it all?

“You Can See Everything,” Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s A24 doc that made for an explosive secret screening in Telluride, follows Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes during the 34 days before she reported to prison and keeps rolling long after. It just played the New York Film Festival and carries something no nonfiction film has pulled off in 98 ceremonies: a legitimate shot at best picture.

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