Fri. Mar 31st, 2023

Erik Anderson

Erik is the founder/owner and Editor-In-Chief of AwardsWatch and thanks his mother for his love of all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards together since he was in the single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS) and The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA) and calls the Bay Area his home.
oscars logo 2022 Academy announces new Production and Technology branch, could a stunt category finally be in reach?

Academy announces new Production and Technology branch, could a stunt category finally be in reach?

Erik Anderson March 31, 2023
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the creation of the Production and Technology Branch, comprising approximately... Read More
venice-gotham-netflix Venice Film Festival, Gotham Institute and Netflix team up for ‘Next Generation’ film event in New York

Venice Film Festival, Gotham Institute and Netflix team up for ‘Next Generation’ film event in New York

Erik Anderson March 30, 2023
The event will screen and honor films from the first ten years of Biennale College Cinema at the Paris Theater in New York City from... Read More
justin-theroux-woody-harrelson Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux find themselves in the middle of Watergate in trailer for HBO’s ‘The White House Plumbers’

Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux find themselves in the middle of Watergate in trailer for HBO’s ‘The White House Plumbers’

Erik Anderson March 30, 2023
HBO has released the trailer for the much-anticipated limited series The White House Plumbers from Veep creators David Mandel, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck and starring... Read More
WELCOME TO ELEMENT CITY – Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” takes fire, water, earth and air and imagines what it would be like if they were alive and living in the same city – a place called Element City. Directed by Peter Sohn (“The Good Dinosaur,” “Party Cloudy” short) and produced by Denise Ream (“The Good Dinosaur,” “Cars 2”), Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” releases on June 16, 2023. © 2023 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Fire and water mix to make movie magic in the first look at Pixar’s ‘Elemental’

Fire and water mix to make movie magic in the first look at Pixar’s ‘Elemental’

Erik Anderson March 29, 2023
It’s easy to imagine the wind having attitude or fire being angry. A happy bunch of flowers could absolutely brighten the day of a lonely... Read More
FIRE AND WATER – Set in a city where fire-, water-, land-, and air-residents live together, Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. Featuring the voices of Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie as Ember and Wade, respectively, “Elemental” releases on June 16, 2023. © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Walt Disney/Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ gets fiery new trailer, ‘Carl’s Date’ short announced

Walt Disney/Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ gets fiery new trailer, ‘Carl’s Date’ short announced

Erik Anderson March 28, 2023
Walt Disney and Pixar Animation have released the first full trailer of their newest upcoming animated feature, Elemental, an all-new original feature film that takes... Read More
past-lives-sffilm 66th SFFILM Festival: Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives,’ Boots Riley’s ‘I’m a Virgo’ and more

66th SFFILM Festival: Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives,’ Boots Riley’s ‘I’m a Virgo’ and more

Erik Anderson March 22, 2023
SFFILM today announced the full lineup for the 66th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival), the longest-running film festival in the Americas. This year’s program,... Read More
Screen Shot 2023-03-21 at 3.24.17 PM 29th Chlotrudis Awards: ‘After Yang,’ ‘Aftersun’ among top winners, Dale Dickey named Best Actress

29th Chlotrudis Awards: ‘After Yang,’ ‘Aftersun’ among top winners, Dale Dickey named Best Actress

Erik Anderson March 21, 2023
The 29th annual Chlotrudis Awards were announced this past weekend, where Kogonada’s sophomore film, After Yang garnered 4 wins, including Best Movie and Best Director as... Read More
bleecker-nywift Bleecker Street partners with New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) for scholarship program

Bleecker Street partners with New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) for scholarship program

Erik Anderson March 21, 2023
Bleecker Street and New York Women in Film & Television announced today that Bleecker will award three scholarships as part of NYWIFT’s Scholarship Fund and... Read More
Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Frasier and Jamie Lee Curtis pose backstage with their Best Acting Oscars® during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023. 96th Oscars Forecast: What this year’s acting winners and nominees have coming that could bring them back next year

96th Oscars Forecast: What this year’s acting winners and nominees have coming that could bring them back next year

Erik Anderson March 20, 2023
The saying goes something like you’re only as good as your next one and for this last season’s Academy Award winning and nominated actors, we’re... Read More
jonathan-tucker Jonathan Tucker: The Nicest Tough Guy in Hollywood

Jonathan Tucker: The Nicest Tough Guy in Hollywood

Erik Anderson March 16, 2023
It was the rainiest day in Hollywood I’d ever seen. Jonathan Tucker shows up in a shirt, jeans, trucker hat and…flip-flops. “I just got back... Read More

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oscars logo 2022 Academy announces new Production and Technology branch, could a stunt category finally be in reach?

Academy announces new Production and Technology branch, could a stunt category finally be in reach?

Erik Anderson March 31, 2023
venice-gotham-netflix Venice Film Festival, Gotham Institute and Netflix team up for ‘Next Generation’ film event in New York

Venice Film Festival, Gotham Institute and Netflix team up for ‘Next Generation’ film event in New York

Erik Anderson March 30, 2023
justin-theroux-woody-harrelson Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux find themselves in the middle of Watergate in trailer for HBO’s ‘The White House Plumbers’

Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux find themselves in the middle of Watergate in trailer for HBO’s ‘The White House Plumbers’

Erik Anderson March 30, 2023
WELCOME TO ELEMENT CITY – Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” takes fire, water, earth and air and imagines what it would be like if they were alive and living in the same city – a place called Element City. Directed by Peter Sohn (“The Good Dinosaur,” “Party Cloudy” short) and produced by Denise Ream (“The Good Dinosaur,” “Cars 2”), Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” releases on June 16, 2023. © 2023 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Fire and water mix to make movie magic in the first look at Pixar’s ‘Elemental’

Fire and water mix to make movie magic in the first look at Pixar’s ‘Elemental’

Erik Anderson March 29, 2023
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