2025 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Nominations: Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Leads with 12; ‘Urchin,’ ‘Pillion,’ ‘Die My Love’ Follow
The nominations for the 2025 British Independent Film Awards have been announced and Akinola Davies Jr.’s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, leads with 12 nods, including... Read More
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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.
Mutant and Arrow Video Launch Mutant Mediabook 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Line with Theatrical and Director’s Cuts of Richard Kelly’s ‘Donnie Darko’
Mutant has announced a new collaboration with acclaimed genre distributor Arrow Video to launch an exclusive line of ultra high-definition Blu-ray releases under the banner Mutant Mediabook. Kicking off... Read More
Amy Pascal to Receive David O. Selznick Achievement Award at 2026 Producers Guild Awards
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that Academy Award nominated Amy Pascal will be honored with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award. She... Read More
Jacob Elordi, Chase Infiniti, Amy Madigan Among 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuosos Award Recipients
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced the recipients of the 2026 Virtuosos Award, an honor established to recognize a select group of talent... Read More
Park Chan-wook to Receive Tribute from SFFILM for ‘No Other Choice’
Today, SFFILM announced a tribute to the venerable South Korean directing legend Park Chan-wook alongside a special screening of his most recent film No Other... Read More
33rd Camerimage Lineup: ‘Hamnet,’ F1,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sound of Falling’ and More
The 33rd EnergaCamerimage Film Festival has unveiled this year’s lineup for the Golden Frog, honoring the best in cinematography in film where F1: The Movie, Hamnet, Sinners... Read More
From ‘Springsteen’ to ‘Train Dreams’ to Ann Lee’ and More, Films From AFI FEST 2025 to Keep an Eye on This Oscar Season
The 39th edition of AFI FEST has wrapped, hosting over 160 films from 56 countries, including high-profile world premieres, stars galore and a musical performance... Read More
‘One Battle After Another’ Leads 35th Gotham Awards Nominations with a Record 6
The nominations for the 35th Gotham Awards have been announced an Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads the way with a record-setting six... Read More
Guillermo del Toro to Receive the Sloan Science in Cinema Prize from SFFILM for ‘Frankenstein’
Today, in partnership with the Alfred P . Sloan Foundation, SFFILM announced it will present the prestigious Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to Academy Award-winning... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (October)
At the midpoint of AFI FEST, we’re winding down on the film festival season proper, making way for the awards-driven fests like SCAD Savannah, Santa... Read More
USC Scripter Nominations: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Slow Horses,’ ‘Death by Lightning’ and More 
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Basic Instinct 2’ and ‘The Departed’ (2006) 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 14 
On the Shelf: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ trilogy, ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia,’ ‘Walking Tall’ and the ‘Babe’ Films Arrive on 4K Blu-ray Releases for Week of December 15