‘Dune’ leads North Carolina Film Critics (NCFCA) nominations with 13
Denis Villeneueve’s sci-fi epic Dune led the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) nominations with 13, including Best Narrative Film, Best Director, Best Acting Ensemble... 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.
Interview: Robin de Jesús gets real about fear, worth and working with Andrew Garfield on ‘tick, tick…BOOM!’
I’ve been a fan of Robin de Jesús since Camp, nearly 20 years ago. But de Jesús is more than Camp, he’s built a stellar... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (December)
A canceled Golden Globes, a postponed Critics’ Choice ceremony. Is it even really awards season yet? Of course it is. We have dozens of critics... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)
The shortlists for Documentary Feature and International Feature Film came with the usual surprise inclusions and shocking snubs but also more or less solidified what... Read More
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association nominations: ”The Power of the Dog’ leads, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ makes 2021 list
The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) announced their nominations today with more than a few surprises. Jane Campion’s The Power of the... Read More
North Texas Critics awards: ‘The Green Knight’ is Best Picture, ‘The French Dispatch’ wins three
The North Texas Critics Film Critics Association has named David Lowery’s The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel, the best film of 2021. Steven Spielberg’s adaptation... Read More
Black Film Critics Circle Awards: ‘King Richard’ wins big, plus Tessa Thompson, Questlove, ‘The Harder They Fall’
Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard, about the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, was the big winner from the Black Film Critics Circle,... Read More
Florida Film Critics winners: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ Adam Driver wins Best Actor for ‘Annette’
The Florida Film Critics Circle has named Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog the Best Picture of 2021, also awarding the film Best Director,... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (December)
The Academy came in with their Oscar shortlists yesterday, including Makeup & Hairstyling and Visual Effects and once again No Time to Die showed up... Read More
Nevada Film Critics: ‘CODA’ wins Best Film, ‘Nightmare Alley’ tops with four awards
The Nevada Film Critics Society has announced its 2021 award winners where top honors for Best Film went CODA. The film also nabbed Troy Kotsur... Read More
Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Winners: ‘Sinners’ Rules with 8 
Interview: How Brothers Jacobi and Noah Jupe Became the Heart of ‘Hamnet’ 
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