Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts 2026

All the Empty Rooms (USA) — Dir. Joshua Seftel Correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp spend seven years documenting the untouched bedrooms of children killed in U.S. school shootings. Quiet rooms revealing truths more powerful than statistics. Available on Netflix. Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (USA) — Dir. Craig Renaud After journalist Brent Renaud is killed covering the war in Ukraine in 2022, his brother Craig completes his final report — a haunting tribute to frontline storytellers who risk everything. Features footage from Iraq, Haiti, Somalia, and Honduras. Available on HBO Max.