As award season continues, all roads are leading as much as the Academy Awards. The coveted award show is referred to as one in all the very best honors actors, directors and creatives within the film industry can receive. In preparing for the ninety fifth Academy Awards, on Tuesday the Academy revealed the 2023 Oscar nominations. 

Among the many nods were documentaries incorporating never-before-seen footage of memorable events, like Disney+’s “Fire of Love,” which, using archival footage and photos, tells the tragic, scientific, fiery love story of French couple Maurice and Katia Krafft, who died while intentionally onlooking an energetic volcano. Other documentaries that scored nominations told stories about human connection and the environment, like “The Elephant Whisperers,” which is a short-film documentary about an Indian couple who adopt a baby elephant. 

The themes of the documentaries ranged from historical accounts, to fly-on-the-wall style storytelling, to unique, aesthetically pleasing visuals of human relationships. The nominations were presented by Allison Williams from the film “M3GAN” and Riz Ahmed, who starred within the movie “Sound of Metal.” Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 2023 Academy Awards will happen on March 12 and be broadcast on ABC.

Here, WWD details tips on how to watch the entire 2023 Oscar-nominated documentary feature and short movies. Lots of the titles can be found to view on streaming platforms without spending a dime with a trial subscription for many who should not have memberships. Read on for more.

Best Documentary Feature Film

“All That Breathes” 

Streaming soon on HBO Max

Directed by Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen, “All That Breathes” offers a glance into the lives of the “Kite Brothers,” a pair who run a bird hospital in Latest Delhi, mainly rescuing injured black kites. A city that’s known for being one of the crucial populated, the HBO film dives into the themes of environmental toxicity, ecological collapse and rising social tensions. 

 “All of the Beauty and the Bloodshed” 

Streaming soon on HBO Max

Debuting in theaters November 2022, the standout picture details the profession and activism of American photographer Nan Goldin, specifically her exposure of the Sackler family. The affluent family, who had ties within the pharmaceutical industry, were largely chargeable for the crisis that was the opioid epidemic that left countless dead. Incorporating special archival footage and interviews, the piece evokes an inspiring call to motion. 

“Fire of Love”

Streaming on Disney+

The National Geographic film retells the explosive story of French couple and volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft, who documented energetic volcanoes closely and dangerously for 25 years. Their fascination and bravado with the natural fiery occurrence resulted in tragedy in 1991 after they died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, Japan. With countless hours of descriptive footage and photos, the documentary reveals the couple’s undying need to clarify the mysteries of volcanoes and get an up close take a look at its terrifying marvel. 

“A House Made from Splinters” 

Available via BBC’s iPlayer service

Securing a 2022 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for World Cinema Documentary, the piece takes an intimate dive into an eastern Ukrainian orphanage run by a caring group of girls. Displaced from their homes due to alcohol abuse or violence, the film gives a better take a look at the lives of those children and the way they maintain hope in a war-torn environment while they await court custody decisions.

“Navalny” 

Streaming on HBO Max

This fly-on-the-wall documentary style follows Russian opposition leader, lawyer and activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny, who’s serving jail time in Russia in everlasting solitary confinement, engaged within the act of taking up Vladimir Putin. The documentary follows Navalny through his efforts for reform, including the investigation into his attempted assassination by poison. 

Best Documentary Short Film 

“The Elephant Whisperers” 

Streaming on Netflix

Released in December, this transformative short film follows couple Bomman and Bellie from South India who adopt a baby elephant named Raghu. Devoting their lives to look after the animal, it explores and tests the connection between the human and the animal world. 

“Haulout” 

Watch on Newyorker.com

By Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev comes “Haulout,” a brief film that’s a couple of man who waits within the desolate Siberian Arctic in hopes to look at a historic occurrence that happens annually. The ocean warming, nonetheless, is taking a negative effect on his goal of watching the walrus migration.

“How Do You Measure a Yr?”

Streaming availability not yet announced

Directed by Jay Rosenblatt, the short film puts an enchanting spin on time, specifically over the span of a yr. The piece follows a father who records his daughter every yr on her birthday, from the moment she is a baby, to when she is a young woman. In a wowing 29 minutes, the film reveals the epic evolution of growing up, including the entire complex, memorable, beautiful and sometimes disastrous moments. It delves into the themes of adolescence, maturity, and the connection between father and daughter. 

“The Martha Mitchell Effect” 

Stream on Netflix

The 40-minute political documentary comes from directors Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison, telling the story of Martha Mitchell, a cupboard wife who bravely spoke out during Watergate. For her lack of silence nonetheless, Nixon’s administration ran a campaign to gaslight her into silence.

“Stranger on the Gate” 

Streaming on Strangeratthegate.com

A Latest Yorker documentary, this piece centers around Afghan refugee Bibi Bahrami and other members of an Indiana mosque who encountered U.S. Marine Richard McKinney that had a secret plan to bomb their community center. Thankfully enough, his plans don’t follow through, because of the bravery, kindness and resilience of Bahrami and the opposite unique members of the mosque. This project explores trauma, morality, doctrine and mental health.