A24 documentary "You Can See Everything" launches Oscar campaign amid eligibility questions

The A24 documentary "You Can See Everything," which follows Elizabeth Holmes in the weeks before her prison reporting and beyond, earned $15 million in its opening weekend and holds high scores on Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, Letterboxd and IMDb. The film is eligible for the best documentary feature category at the 99th Academy Awards and has been submitted for best picture, directing, production design, cinematography, costume design, editing, makeup and hairstyling, sound and original score.

Amanda Seyfried, credited as Elizabeth Holmes, is being campaigned for a supporting-actress nomination, which would mark her second Oscar nod after "Mank" (2020). Sources say the acting push will focus on Seyfried.

Nathan Fielder, credited as himself, could also submit for acting consideration, potentially as lead actor, though no performer has ever been nominated for playing themselves. Christopher Abbott, appearing as Holmes' spouse in recreated scenes, is eligible for supporting-actor consideration.

The documentary is ineligible for the Golden Globes, which do not recognize documentary films, and its status at the SAG Awards, BAFTA and the Writers Guild of America is unclear. It remains eligible for the Critics Choice Awards, where both the film and its performances could receive recognition. The Directors Guild of America allows the directors to compete in both the documentary and the overall directing categories, while the American Cinema Editors and the American Society of Cinematographers list the film as eligible in their documentary categories. The Producers Guild of America accepts submissions for both the theatrical motion picture and documentary awards.

Industry observers note that no documentary has ever been nominated for best picture in the Oscars' 98-year history, making the film's campaign an unprecedented effort across the awards circuit.