Interview: Morgan Spector (‘The Gilded Age’) on George’s Moral Complexities, Doomsday Prepping with Carrie Coon and Being an Internet Sex Symbol
As railroad tycoon George Russell, The Gilded Age actor Morgan Spector says of his morally dubious character, “I think that with George, the arena in... Read More
Erik Anderson
Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.
He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
Frameline48 to Honor ‘Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story’ with Out in the Silence Award
Frameline, the organization that puts on the annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, will honor the feature-length documentary film Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane... Read More
Interview: Andrew Scott Talks Finding His Own ‘Ripley,’ Fashion, Mastering Accents and the Star That is Lucio
“It’s just the stamina of it,” says Andrew Scott on the massive 162-day shooting schedule of Ripley, the new limited series that debuted on Netflix... Read More
‘Genius: MLK/X,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ Lead 8th Black Reel Television Awards Nominations
The fourth season of the National Geographic limited series Genius, MLK/X, which explores the lives, legacies and dueling philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.... Read More
‘Shōgun,’ ‘Expats,’ ‘The Sympathizer,’ Greta Lee, and Bowen Yang Top Inaugural Gold List Honors for TV
Gold House debuted its inaugural Gold List to honor outstanding achievements in television by Asian creatives in the past year, as the voting period for... Read More
Jude Law to Receive Tribute from 47th Mill Valley Film Festival
Academy Award-nominated actor Jude Law will receive a tribute and award from the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival, which runs from October 3 – 13... Read More
‘The Imaginary’ Trailer: Friends Real and Imagined are Explored in New Yoshiyuki Momose Animated Film from Netflix
Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary portrays the depths of humanity and creativity through the eyes of young Amanda and her imaginary companion, Rudger, a boy no... Read More
Quincy Jones, ‘James Bond’ Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor to Receive Honorary Oscars
Today, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that producer Quincy Jones and casting director Juliet Taylor. Screenwriter and director Richard Curtis will receive... Read More
‘Inside Out 2’ Review: Riley is Growing Up but Pixar Plays it a Bit Too Safe in Solid Sequel
The prospect of a new Pixar film is always an exciting one for audiences and a daunting one for its creators. Before and since moving... Read More
‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Ripley,’ ‘Shōgun’ Lead 40th Television Critics Association Nominations
The nominations for the 40th annual Television Critics Association have been revealed, with Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and Ripley and FX’s Shōgun leading the pack with five noms apiece... Read More
Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners