2026 Oscar Best Documentary Feature Film Predictions
Tracking my evolving predictions for Documentary Feature throughout Awards Season.
Documentary Feature
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight |
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1 |
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) |
— 🔒 |
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2 |
2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS Distribution) |
— 🔒 |
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3 |
The Alabama Solution (HBO Documentary Films) |
— |
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4 |
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (Argot Picture) |
▲ 1 |
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5 |
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Bantam Films) |
▼ 1 |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Seeds (Seeking U.S. Distribution) |
▲ 2 |
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7 |
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple TV) |
▲ 2 |
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In the Mix |
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8 |
Cover-Up (Netflix) |
▼ 2 |
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9 |
Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix) |
▼ 2 |
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10 |
Cutting through Rocks (Seeking U.S. Distribution) |
▲ 1 |
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Long Shots |
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11 |
Coexistence, My Ass! (Self-Distributed) |
▼ 1 |
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12 |
Mistress Dispeller (Oscilloscope Laboratories) |
— |
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13 |
Folktales (Magnolia Pictures) |
— |
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14 |
Yanuni (Seeking U.S. Distribution) |
— |
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15 |
Holding Liat (Seeking U.S. Distribution) |
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The table updates as the awards season shifts – my ADHD and OCD won’t let it sit still. The leaderboard below stays put; it’s the Top 7 I locked in at the start of the month.
