2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans) remains at #1 this month and most of the top 20 is at a standstill. Searchlight Pictures has quite a few... 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.
49th Daytime Emmy Awards: Kelly Clarkson dominates with 7 wins, Mishael Morgan makes history as first Black lead actress winner
The 49th Daytime Emmy Awards were handed out on Friday night and The Kelly Clarkson Show was the runaway leader with seven wins including Outstanding... Read More
‘Hacks,’ ‘Somebody Somewhere,’ ‘Euphoria’ lead LGBTQ Critics Dorian Awards TV nominations as HBO dominates
The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, now comprised of 385 professional critics and journalists covering film and television, has announced its 14th Dorian TV Awards nominations for... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)
On the precipice of the release of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, it’s tough to say whether or not star Austin Butler can secure a nomination spot... Read More
Interview: Sydney Sweeney takes center stage in ‘Euphoria,’ charms in ‘The White Lotus,’ and revels in her passion for classic car restoration
Sydney Sweeney doesn’t want to disappoint you. For a 24-year old who’s become something of a renaissance woman, whether it’s being a diverse actor, a... Read More
Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir named Honorary Oscar recipients; Michael J. Fox to receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir, and... Read More
Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Nathan Lane and Jenifer Lewis join Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation’s animated musical ‘Spellbound’
Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation revealed today that Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos,” “Roar”) and Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos,” “Dune”) have joined the... Read More
2022 TCA nominations: Freshman series ‘Abbott Elementary’ is head of the class
The Television Critics Association (TCA) has announced their 38th TCA Awards nominations, rewarding the best in television for the 2021/2022 season across 13 categories of... Read More
2022 Emmy nomination ballots: Who submitted what?
The Television Academy has revealed the nomination ballots for the 2022 Emmy Awards and, like every year, they are full of surprise submissions, shocking omissions... Read More
Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in the first teaser for ‘Blonde’ [Trailer]
Netflix has dropped the first teaser to the long-awaited and much-anticipated first official look at director Andrew Dominik’s Blonde, starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn... Read More
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
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Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
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