2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
The Gotham Awards nominations this week gave us our first look at who some of our potential frontrunners are, have been or could be 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.
2022 International Documentary Association (IDA) shortlists announced
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the 25 features and 24 shorts included on the shortlists for the 38th IDA Documentary Awards, which will be... Read More
‘Blue Jean,’ ‘Inland’ top British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) longlists
28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted in the New Talent categories of the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), including in a brand-new... Read More
Cinema Eye Honors announce 2023 ‘Unforgettables’ and Audience Choice Long Lists
Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films & series, continued its awards announcements today for their 16th... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)
Adapted Screenplay remains mostly the same as last month, just moving the pieces around a bit. One thing to think about is that United Artists... Read More
GALECA and Rotten Tomatoes partner for “Crimson Honors” scholarship, awarding financial support to underrepresented LGBTQ women and nonbinary college students of color in Southern California
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and Rotten Tomatoes, entertainment fans’ go-to resource for movie and TV recommendations, today announced the launch of The... Read More
32nd Gotham Awards nominations: ‘Aftersun,’ TÁR,’ ‘Women Talking,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ lead
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations for the 32nd Annual Gotham Awards, singling out 23 feature films, 15 series, and 35... Read More
2022 Napa Valley Film Festival ‘Film, Food and Wine Showcase’ to honor Laura Dern, Janelle Monáe, Luis Guzmán, Stephanie Hsu and more
The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) today announced its NVFF 2022 Film, Food and Wine Showcase programming and honors, to take place at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia on November 10... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (October)
The Oscar shortlists will arrive on December 21, giving us the 15 contenders in Documentary Feature and International Feature Film that will be eligible to... Read More
2022 Australian Academy Awards (AACTA) nominations: ‘Elvis’ leads with 15
The 2022 Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts (AACTA) nominations for Australian-based productions have been announced and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis leads the way with a whopping... Read More
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