Provincetown Film Festival announces lineup; Luca Guadagnino, Jenny Slate, Bowen Yang are honorees
The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today its lineup of narrative, documentary, and short films, as well as festival honorees for the Filmmaker on... 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.
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Maryland: Brandon Scott Jones goes from tennis to TV star as a sassy captain in the hit series ‘Ghosts’ [Interview]
Brandon Scott Jones didn’t plan on being a TV star, certainly not on television’s biggest new comedy of the season, but that’s exactly what happened.... Read More
NewFest to kick off Pride Month with world premiere of Andrew Ahn’s queer rom-com ‘Fire Island’
NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals in the world, has announced Andrew Ahn’s... Read More
Hulu acquires U.S. streaming rights to multi-Emmy winning hit ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Today Hulu announced that it will be the dedicated subscription video on-demand destination for critically acclaimed and fan favorite series Schitt’s Creek in the U.S.... Read More
Netflix acquires Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s newest film, ‘BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,’ aims for late 2022 release
Netflix has acquired BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, the new film from visionary Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The filmmaker is currently in post-production,... Read More
‘The Essex Serpent’ trailer: Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston spook and seduce in Apple TV+’s mythic monster mystery limited series
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for The Essex Serpent, the new limited series starring Emmy and SAG Award-winner Claire Danes and Emmy Award-nominee Tom... Read More
David Harbour to lead Cooper Raiff’s Sopranos-inspired true life mobster drama ‘The Trashers’
30WEST announced today that David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Black Widow) will star in Cooper Raiff’s The Trashers. Raiff, who gained attention with his sophomore debut Cha Cha Real Smooth starring... Read More
2022 Cannes Critics’ Week lineup: New leadership, Jesse Eisenberg’s debut feature, plus films with Paul Mescal and Bae Doo-na
Critics’ Week, one of the sidebars devoted to first and second films running alongside the Cannes Film Festival, will be kicking off with Jesse Eisenberg’s... Read More
2022 Cannes Directors Fortnight lineup: ‘Men,’ women directors and French favorites
The 54th Directors’ Fortnight selection selection of the Cannes Film Festival has been announced, featuring French favorites, female-fronted films and several first time films. The... Read More
‘Yellowjackets,’ ‘Dopesick,’ ‘The Underground Railroad’ among 82nd Peabody Award nominees
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors today announced the 60 nominees selected to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during... Read More
Who’s Won What? – The 2025/2026 Critics Awards Leaders 
St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA): ‘Sinners’ Dominates with 10 Wins 
Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Go For ‘One Battle After Another,’ Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and More