Interview: ‘Elemental’ stars Mamoudou Athie and Leah Lewis get animated about playing Wade and Ember [VIDEO]
In Elemental, Pixar’s latest animated feature, elements become emotional as Fire and Water mix in the studio’s first fully-fledged romantic comedy that proves opposites do... 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.
2023 Emmy Nomination Ballots: Submissions, Strategies and More
It’s that time of year again. Emmy nomination voting has begun and with it comes the full ballots of submission that Television Academy members will... Read More
Sundance Institute Receives $4 Million Endowment Gift from Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Largest Endowment Gift in Nonprofit’s History Will Further Opportunities for Indigenous Talent From California Tribes Today, the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the largest endowment gift... Read More
Recording Academy adds three new GRAMMY categories, including Best Pop Dance Recording for 2024 awards
The Recording Academy has added three new Categories for the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards including Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Additionally, the existing... Read More
Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge take over Golden Globes; shutters the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
After 80 years and decades of controversy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is no more. In a bombshell announcement on Monday morning, new owners... Read More
2023 Tony Awards winners: ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ ‘Leopoldstadt,’ ‘Some Like it Hot’ triumph; non-binary performers Alex Newell, J. Harrison Ghee make history
Kimberly Akimbo, Leopoldstadt and Some Like it Hot were the big winners at the 2023 Tonys, which also featured the show’s traditional showstopping numbers and... Read More
Yorgos Lanthimos goes full Frankenstein in trailer for ‘Poor Things’
Searchlight Pictures today released the full trailer for Poor Things, from Academy Award-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) and starring Academy Award winner Emma Stone... Read More
Zoe Saldaña heads covert CIA program under Nicole Kidman in trailer for Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ series from Paramount+
Paramount+ today debuted the teaser trailer its new original series Special Ops: Lioness, which will premiere on Sunday, July 23 in the U.S. and all... Read More
Interview: Celine Song and Greta Lee who can recall their ‘Past Lives’
In Korean culture ‘in-yun’ is defined as the ties between two people over the course of their lives. Where their paths have crossed, even if... Read More
41st Outfest LA selects Opening and Closing Night films, both by trans artists for the first time ever
The 41st Outfest Los Angeles will take place from July 13 – 23 at venues across Los Angeles Today, Outfest – the Los Angeles-based nonprofit that uplifts... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN 
Interview: Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt on Capturing Memory in ‘Sentimental Value,’ Missing Robert Redford, and the Movies That Make Them Cry 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS 
2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Lineup: ‘Ready or Not 2,’ ‘I Love Boosters’ and the Return of David E. Kelley