Mon. Dec 15th, 2025

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.
41st Casting Society Artios Awards Television Nominations: ‘Bridget Jones,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Overcompensating,’ ‘Adolescence’ and More

41st Casting Society Artios Awards Television Nominations: ‘Bridget Jones,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Overcompensating,’ ‘Adolescence’ and More

Erik Anderson October 8, 2025
Casting Society (CSA) today announced the television, theater, commercials, short film and short form series nominations for the 41st Artios Awards, which honor the contribution... Read More
2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Announces Full Lineup Including ‘The Chronology of Water,’ ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ ‘No Other Choice’

2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Announces Full Lineup Including ‘The Chronology of Water,’ ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ ‘No Other Choice’

Erik Anderson October 3, 2025
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s 28th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival will take place October 25–November 1. The largest university-run film festival in... Read More
2025 New York Film Festival Reviews: ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ ‘Late Fame,’ ‘Jay Kelly,’ Anemone,’ ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and More | NYFF

2025 New York Film Festival Reviews: ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ ‘Late Fame,’ ‘Jay Kelly,’ Anemone,’ ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and More | NYFF

Erik Anderson October 2, 2025
Peter Hujar’s Day (A-) On December 19, 1974, writer Linda Rosenkrantz set out to interview wispy gay photographer Peter Hujar in her New York apartment, an... Read More

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USC Scripter Nominations: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Slow Horses,’ ‘Death by Lightning’ and More

USC Scripter Nominations: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Slow Horses,’ ‘Death by Lightning’ and More

Erik Anderson December 15, 2025
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Basic Instinct 2’ and ‘The Departed’ (2006)

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Basic Instinct 2’ and ‘The Departed’ (2006)

Jeff Beachnau December 15, 2025
Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 14

Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 14

Erik Anderson December 15, 2025
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

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

Ryan McQuade December 15, 2025