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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.
Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in the film THE MENU. Photo by Eric Zachanowich. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved ‘The Menu’ wins Fantastic Fest Audience Award, Ali Abbasi named Best Director for ‘Holy Spider’ (Full List)

‘The Menu’ wins Fantastic Fest Audience Award, Ali Abbasi named Best Director for ‘Holy Spider’ (Full List)

Erik Anderson September 27, 2022
Fantastic Fest 2022 has come to a close and with it the festival has announced several winners in feature and shorts categories including Eduardo Casanova’s... Read More
oscar-predictions-2023-screenplays 2023 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)

2023 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)

Erik Anderson September 27, 2022
I don’t think I can recall a season as bleak for adapted screenplay contenders as this one, so much so that we actually have to... Read More
IMG_6079 2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 23, 2022
Who doesn’t like a little bit of chaos early in Oscar season? That’s what happened earlier this week when Universal Pictures announced that Michelle Williams,... Read More
EEAAO_AR_02042020_0171.ARW Middleburg Film Festival announces initial programming including ‘Glass Onion,’ ‘The Whale;’ Rising Star Award for Stephanie Hsu

Middleburg Film Festival announces initial programming including ‘Glass Onion,’ ‘The Whale;’ Rising Star Award for Stephanie Hsu

Erik Anderson September 22, 2022
The Middleburg Film Festival announced today a first round of programming for its 10th year, which is returning with a selection of film screenings, conversations... Read More
women-talking-foy copy 2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)

2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 22, 2022
Sometimes a frontrunner isn’t actually the frontrunner. Especially when they pick up and vacate a slam-dunk category and head off to more unsure pastures. That’s... Read More
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022). Daniel Giménez Cacho as Silverio. Cr. Limbo Films, S. De R.L. de C.V. Courtesy of Netflix Alejandro G. Iñárritu gets surreal in first trailer for ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’

Alejandro G. Iñárritu gets surreal in first trailer for ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’

Erik Anderson September 22, 2022
From Netflix and five-time Academy Award-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu comes the first trailer for Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths. Mexican actor Daniel... Read More
PINOCCHIO (Pictured) GUILLERMO DEL TORO. Cr. mandraketheblack.de/NETFLIX © 2020 2022 AFI FEST announces red carpet galas: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Bardo,’ ‘She Said’ and more

2022 AFI FEST announces red carpet galas: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Bardo,’ ‘She Said’ and more

Erik Anderson September 20, 2022
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today six Red Carpet Premiere films that will screen at AFI FEST 2022, November 2-6. The films include: BARDO,... Read More
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in the film THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN. Photo by Jonathan Hession. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved. 2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)

2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 20, 2022
The Venice, Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals have brought a wave of change to several charts, not the least of which is supporting actor.... Read More
FI_02115_edit_2-3 ‘Fire Island’ cast to receive Ensemble Tribute at 32nd Gotham Awards

‘Fire Island’ cast to receive Ensemble Tribute at 32nd Gotham Awards

Erik Anderson September 20, 2022
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that the cast of Andrew Ahn’s Fire Island will receive the Ensemble Tribute during the 32nd annual Gotham Awards ceremony taking... Read More
bros_hero ‘Bros’ review: Billy Eichner flips the script and gives us a hilarious and heartfelt gay rom-com that’s one of the funniest films of the year [A-]

‘Bros’ review: Billy Eichner flips the script and gives us a hilarious and heartfelt gay rom-com that’s one of the funniest films of the year [A-]

Erik Anderson September 19, 2022
If you were a young gay growing up in the height of the 80s to 90s rom-com era of Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan you... Read More
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