Best Documentary Oscar odds: ‘Naza’ leads, but is ‘You Can See Everything’ too big to fail?
The documentary 'Naza', which examines Israeli military intelligence methods in Gaza, is currently the front-runner for the Best Documentary Oscar. The film has faced significant controversy and backlash from Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Why it matters
The film's success and the subsequent political fallout highlight the intersection of art, war, and international political discourse.
Movies Best Documentary Oscar odds: ‘Naza’ leads, but is ‘You Can See Everything’ too big to fail? Gold Derby Follow Denton Davidson Add to Preferred Sources Mon, October 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM UTC You can see everything in this year's Best Documentary Feature race: a Gaza exposé, a long-lost Harlem house party, and Nathan Fielder hanging out with Elizabeth Holmes. For now, the Gaza doc is out front. Naza is the early front-runner in Gold Derby's Oscar odds , and it comes from Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the Oscar-winning directors of No Other Land . Close behind are Once Upon a Time in Harlem and Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's You Can See Everything , which just had one of the biggest box-office openings ever for a documentary .
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