Elizabeth Holmes documentary sparks Oscar buzz

A new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes is generating Oscar buzz even before its release, with some industry observers suggesting it could make Academy Awards history.

The 3-hour A24 film, You Can See Everything, follows the disgraced Theranos founder in the weeks leading up to her incarceration and made its theatrical debut yesterday.

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim co-directed the documentary, which explores Holmes’s private life.

With a 99% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes as of yesterday, the movie had remained a closely guarded secret until last month’s viral trailer revealed an unblinking Holmes assuring Fielder that she was being honest.

The film has attracted attention as a possible contender for the Best Picture Oscar. If it secures a nomination, it would mark an unprecedented achievement for a documentary.

The Academy introduced its Best Documentary Feature category in 1942, but no documentary has ever received a Best Picture nomination.

In the days before Holmes’s imprisonment, Fielder lived with her and her partner, Billy Evans, trying to make sense of her elusive character. He is there for one final embrace, becoming the last person she hugs before leaving to serve her 11-year sentence.

Fielder’s involvement has added to the excitement. He gained recognition for his deadpan comedy in Nathan For You and The Rehearsal, which often blur the boundaries between reality and performance.

Holmes is serving an 11-year prison sentence for her role in the massive Theranos fraud.