Oasis Don't Look Back in Anger nominated for Best Music Documentary at Critics Choice

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger has been nominated for Best Music Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards. The nomination puts the reunion film against five other music films, with winners announced on 8 November 2026. It is a nomination only, not a win, and the film is not up for the top documentary prize.

What the film is nominated for

The 11th Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced its nominees on 13 October 2026. Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger appears in the Best Music Documentary category, listed under Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film does not appear in the Best Documentary Feature list.

That distinction matters for readers. Best Music Documentary judges the film against other music films only.

Best Documentary Feature covers the full field, and the Oasis film is not in that race. Headlines that drop the music qualifier overstate the news.

The other nominees in the category

The category holds six films in total. Earth, Wind and Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That is the Weight of the World) represents the classic soul band on HBO Max. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert covers Elvis Presley through concert footage, in a separate entry.

Man on the Run follows Paul McCartney, and it comes from Amazon MGM Studios. Peter Asher: Everywhere Man covers the producer and musician Peter Asher. Sara Bareilles: Good Grief completes the list, with the singer songwriter at its centre.

• Earth, Wind and Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That is the Weight of the World), from HBO Max.
• EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, from Neon.
• Man on the Run, about Paul McCartney, from Amazon MGM Studios.
• Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
• Peter Asher: Everywhere Man, from Greenwich Entertainment.
• Sara Bareilles: Good Grief, from Group Effort Films and Naked Edge Films.

When the winners are announced

Winners will be announced on Sunday 8 November 2026. The ceremony takes place at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. The Critics Choice Association runs the awards, and its members are critics and entertainment journalists.

The date sits nine days after this post, and two weeks before the Rock Hall induction covered elsewhere on this site. That run of November dates keeps Oasis in awards news even while the band prepares for Live '27.

What the film covers

Writer and creator Steven Knight and directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace made the film about the Live '25 reunion tour. It follows the band's 2025 comeback, with rehearsal, backstage, and onstage access.

The film began streaming on Disney+ on 9 October 2026, as covered in our streaming guide. The streaming version added a joint interview with Liam and Noel Gallagher, plus full performances not shown in full in cinemas.

A nomination now gives that streaming release a second life. Viewers who missed the cinema run can watch the film before the 8 November ceremony. They can then judge the music documentary race with the film fresh in mind.

What is still unknown

No source read for this post confirms whether Liam or Noel Gallagher will attend the ceremony. No source predicts a winner, and this post does not predict one either. The nomination alone is the verified news, and the result will settle the rest on 8 November.

How the awards work

Volunteer committees from the Critics Choice Association membership chose the nominees. The association represents more than 500 critics and entertainment journalists. That scale explains why a nomination carries weight beyond one reviewer's opinion.

Ava DuVernay's 14th led the full nominations with six, including Best Documentary Feature and Best Director. The Oasis film did not compete in those top categories, but its music category place still puts it among the year's noted music films.

A win on 8 November would give the reunion film an awards line to add to its streaming run. A loss would change nothing about the film itself, which viewers can already watch in full. Either way, the nomination marks the film as a serious music documentary, not a tour souvenir.

The nomination also arrives while the film is easy to watch at home. That timing gives the awards race a ready audience, and it gives new viewers a reason to catch up before 8 November. A short awards run can do more for a documentary than a second cinema release.

FAQ

What award is the Oasis film nominated for?

Best Music Documentary at the 11th Critics Choice Documentary Awards. The film is Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, listed under Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

When are the winners announced?

On Sunday 8 November 2026, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. The Critics Choice Association announced the nominees on 13 October 2026.

Is the film nominated for Best Documentary Feature?

No. It appears only in the Best Music Documentary category. The Best Documentary Feature list does not include the Oasis film.

Who are the other Best Music Documentary nominees?

Earth, Wind and Fire, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Man on the Run about Paul McCartney, Peter Asher: Everywhere Man, and Sara Bareilles: Good Grief.

Where can viewers watch the film before the ceremony?

The film began streaming on Disney+ on 9 October 2026. United States viewers can also watch on Hulu, according to reports cited in our streaming guide.