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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.
TIFF48: Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to Open 2023 Toronto International Film Festival; First Ever for a Japanese or Animated Film

TIFF48: Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to Open 2023 Toronto International Film Festival; First Ever for a Japanese or Animated Film

Erik Anderson July 27, 2023
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron from Studio Ghibli will open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, September 7, at Roy Thomson... Read More
Starry 2023 Venice Lineup Includes Cooper’s ‘Maestro,’ Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ Mann’s ‘Ferrari,’ DuVernay’s ‘Origin’

Starry 2023 Venice Lineup Includes Cooper’s ‘Maestro,’ Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ Mann’s ‘Ferrari,’ DuVernay’s ‘Origin’

Erik Anderson July 25, 2023
Glitzy lineup marred by the inclusion of films from accused rapists and sexual assaulters like Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Luc Besson The lineup for... Read More
2023 Venice Classics Lineup: Agnès Varda’s ‘Les Créatures,’ Carlos Saura’s ‘La Caza,’ ‘Andrei Rublev’ Director’s Cut and More

2023 Venice Classics Lineup: Agnès Varda’s ‘Les Créatures,’ Carlos Saura’s ‘La Caza,’ ‘Andrei Rublev’ Director’s Cut and More

Erik Anderson July 21, 2023
The lineup for the the Venice Classics section of the 80th Venice Film Festival has been announced, featuring Les Créatures by Agnès Varda, Terence Malick’s... Read More

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Erik Anderson March 23, 2026
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

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Ryan McQuade March 23, 2026