You Can See Everything went five for five at the 11th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards in New York City, winning every category it was nominated in, including the top prize, best documentary feature.
The A24 film also took best director for Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, best cinematography for David Bolen, best editing for Adam Locke-Norton and best score for Ari Balouzian, according to the Critics Choice Association's announcement, via th Critics Choice.
'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' wins three
The night's other big winner was Neon's Once Upon a Time in Harlem, which won three awards: best first documentary feature for David Greaves, best archival documentary and best historical documentary. Cup of Soul has followed the Harlem Renaissance documentary since its Sundance premiere and Neon's acquisition, and it entered the night close behind the nominations leader, as we reported when the nominees were announced.
Other winners included Musk for best biographical documentary, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert for best music documentary, NAZA for best political documentary and Everest: The Other Side for best sports documentary. John Wilson won best narration for The History of Concrete. ESPN's 30 for 30 was named best ongoing documentary series, and National Geographic's Lion won best limited documentary series.
Ron Howard received the Critics Choice Impact Award, presented by Frank Oz, and filmmaker Jehane Noujaim received the Pennebaker Award. Ross Mathews hosted, and presenters and guests included Octavia Spencer, Liz Garbus and Joe Berlinger.
The win adds to a strong run for You Can See Everything at the box office. TheWrap reported the film is set to cross $80 million domestically on its fourth Monday in theaters and is on pace to pass Marty Supreme to become A24's second-highest-grossing film.
The 32nd annual Critics Choice Awards will be held Jan. 3, 2027, live on E! and USA Network.
