‘The Power of the Dog’ tames New York Film Critics (NYFCC); ‘Drive My Car’ rides to Best Film win
The New York Film Critics Circle has named Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car as the Best Film of 2021 as the group announced their yearly... 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.
AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #82: ‘West Side Story,’ crowdpleasers and the case for late breakers
On today’s Oscar podcast, recorded November 30, I’m joined by Ryan McQuade where we talk about the Gotham Awards and their potential impact on the... Read More
Detroit Film Critics Society nominations: ‘CODA,’ ‘King Richard,’ ‘Don’t Look Up’ lead
The Detroit Film Critics Society have announced their nominees for the best in film of 2021 in thirteen categories. CODA leads with five while King... Read More
Andrew Garfield to receive Actor Achievement Award from Palm Springs Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Andrew Garfield is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for his performance in tick, tick…BOOM! The Film... Read More
Los Angeles Film Critics Association demands more consistent COVID guidelines for screenings; access to digital screeners for disabled, high risk journalists
The Los Angeles Films Critics Association (LAFCA) today drafted a letter to distributors asking that in-person screenings follow more consistent guidelines with COVID requirements, including... Read More
National Board of Review (NBR) winners: ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘Tragedy of Macbeth,’ Rachel Zegler
Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson’s ode to 1970s crushes and and Southern California was named Best Film by the National Board of Review today, where... Read More
‘Dune,’ ‘Belfast,’ ‘CODA,’ ‘Spencer’ top 5th Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) awards nominations
Dune topped the nominations for the 5th Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) announced today, with 10 nods including Best Picture and Best Director for Denis Villeneuve... Read More
‘Belfast,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ lead 26th Satellite Awards nominations
Mare of Easttown, Help and The Kominsky Method lead TV noms Belfast (13),The Power of the Dog (12) and Dune (10) are the top nominees for... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (November)
Things are heating up as we are turning the bend with late breaking films finally starting to screen and few are as big as Steven... Read More
2021 Gotham Award winners: ‘The Lost Daughter,’ ‘CODA’ and more
The 31st Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were handed out tonight with The Lost Daughter and CODA walking away as the... Read More
New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 11 
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