You Can See Everything Targets Best Picture Oscar — SkimNews
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- "You Can See Everything" opened to $15 million over the weekend, a figure most nonfiction films never reach in a full theatrical run.
- The film scored a 99 on Metacritic, 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 9.4 on IMDb, and 4.7 on Letterboxd — and could surpass "The Shawshank Redemption" as IMDb's all-time highest-rated film if the score holds.
- A24 is campaigning the documentary across 10 Oscar categories: best picture, director, production design, cinematography, costume design, film editing, makeup/hairstyling, sound, and original score.
- Amanda Seyfried will be pushed for supporting actress for playing both herself and reprising her Emmy-winning Elizabeth Holmes role from "The Dropout" — a potential second career nomination after "Mank" (2020).
- Nathan Fielder is potentially eligible to submit himself for lead actor — no performer has ever received an Oscar nomination for playing themselves, with the closest call being A24's own "Sing Sing" cowriter Clarence Maclin, who was overlooked.
- The film faces an unusual awards maze: ineligible at the Golden Globes, uncertain at SAG Awards and BAFTA, but eligible at Critics Choice, the DGA (in both top and documentary categories), PGA, and ACE Eddies.
- Christopher Abbott, who appears as Holmes' spouse Billy Evans in recreated scenes, is also eligible for supporting actor consideration, though sources say the campaign will center on Seyfried regardless.
Why it matters: With no documentary ever nominated for best picture in 98 Oscar ceremonies, A24's cross-category gamble on "You Can See Everything" would reshape how studios position nonfiction films during awards season. The film's path runs almost entirely through guilds (DGA, PGA, ACE Eddies) and Critics Choice, since the Globes, SAG Awards, and BAFTA all have rules that exclude or complicate documentary recognition.
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