37th Santa Barbara Film Festival lineup announced: ‘The Phantom of the Open’ to kick off fest, close with ‘Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over’
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by UGG, announced today the highly anticipated lineup for the 37th edition, which will run March 2 to... Read More
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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.
From ‘Dune’ to ‘CODA’ to ‘The Lost Daughter’: Where and How to Watch the 2022 Oscar nominees
The 2022 Oscar nominations are out and while Academy members have their own digital portal to watch the films to vote on, what about the... Read More
From Judi Dench to Denzel Washington to Kristen Stewart: 2022 Oscars Stats, Trivia, History and more
From Judi Dench to Denzel Washington to Kristen Stewart: 2022 Oscars Stats, Trivia, History and more
No doubt one of the best parts of any Oscar nomination day is what stats or streaks were broken, who sets a new record for... Read More
2022 Oscar Nominee Reactions from Ariana DeBose, Questlove, Denzel Washington, Jessie Buckley and more
After today’s Oscar nominations announcement, nominee reactions are flooding in and will be updated throughout the day. Best Picture: The Power of the Dog –... Read More
2022 Oscar Nominations: ‘The Power of the Dog’ leads with 12, ‘Flee’ makes Oscar history
The 2022 Oscar nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog led the way with 12 mentions,... Read More
‘Dune’ leads Online Film and Television Association (OFTA) nominations with 17
Dune leads the Online Film and Television Association (OFTA) nominations today with a whopping 17, including Best Picture, Director, Casting, Ensemble and the lion’s share... Read More
Oscars 2022: 7 Things That Could Happen at Tomorrow’s Nominations
Our predictions are locked and we all feel 100% good about them, right? Eh, not so fast. Oscar predicting isn’t a science, otherwise it would... Read More
‘Diana the Musical,’ ‘Karen,’ Jared Leto, Amy Adams top 42nd Razzie nominations
Netflix’s Diana the Musical, based on the Broadway play that closed after less than 40 performances, led the pack of this year’s Golden Raspberry nominations, aka the... Read More
‘Happening,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ and ‘Benediction’ top 19th International Cinephile Society (ICS) winners
Women ruled at this year’s International Cinephile Society (ICS) awards, winning Picture, Director, Animated Film, Documentary, Debut Feature, Breakthrough Performance and Cinematography across five different... Read More
London Film Critics winners: ‘The Power of the Dog’ rules, Netflix takes all four top acting awards
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog continued its critics’ reign this season, winning four awards from the London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) including Film... Read More
Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 15 
Golden Globe Nomination Reactions: Michael B. Jordan, Carrie Coon, Eva Victor and More 
Golden Globe Nominations (Television): ‘The White Lotus’ Leads with 6 
Golden Globe Nominations (Motion Picture): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ Lead