# IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists: ‘You Can See Everything,’ ‘To Hold A Mountain,’ ‘Nuisance Bear’ Make Features Cut, But What Got Snubbed?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ida-documentary-awards-shortlists-you-can-see-everything-to-hold-a-mountain-nuisance-bear-make-features-cut-but-what-got-snubbed/
- Published: 2026-10-28T01:41:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T02:11:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/ida-documentary-awards-2026-shortlists-1237206811/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- The IDA named 16 feature and 12 short documentary finalists.
- Several prominent films missed the feature shortlist.
- Nominations are due on 17 November.

## Summary

The International Documentary Association has published shortlists for its 42nd awards, naming 16 feature films and 12 short documentaries. The selections may shape the films’ Oscar prospects, while notable omissions have also drawn attention.

The feature shortlist includes *You Can See Everything*, *Nuisance Bear*, *The Eyes of Ghana* and *Rehearsals for a Revolution*. *Musk*, *14th*, the Gaza-themed films *American Doctor* and *NAZA*, and the much-honoured *Once Upon a Time in Harlem* were left off. Among the shorts are Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller’s *They’re Here* and four New York Times Op-Docs films; Joshua Oppenheimer’s *The Revolution Against Death* was omitted. Five nominees in each top category will be announced on 17 November, ahead of the ceremony on 4 December in Los Angeles.

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