Documentaries at the Oscars: A History of Breaking Out of Their Category — and What It Means for ‘You Can See Everything’
A documentary is a film, too. But at the Oscars, it still hasn’t been fully embraced as one.
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Variety reports that documentary filmmaking continues to push against the boundaries of its Oscar category, with A24's "You Can See Everything" from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim emerging as a breakout hit after its surprise Telluride premiere. The piece traces how documentaries have historically broken out of their designated box at the Academy Awards, suggesting that even well into the 2020s, the form struggles for full recognition as simply film rather than a separate, lesser thing. Fielder and Oppenheim's work, described as "insanely entertaining," appears to be the latest test case in this long, unresolved negotiation.
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Source: Variety, “Documentaries at the Oscars: A History of Breaking Out of Their Category — and What It Means for ‘You Can See Everything’”. Read the original →
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