‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Ripley,’ ‘Shōgun’ Lead 40th Television Critics Association Nominations
The nominations for the 40th annual Television Critics Association have been revealed, with Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and Ripley and FX’s Shōgun leading the pack with five noms apiece... 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), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) 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.
Rita Moreno, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Mescal to Be Honored at Academy Museum Gala
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced details of its annual fundraising gala, to be held on October 19, 2024. The Academy Museum Gala... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June)
Can the 7th time be a charm? You gotta hand it to Amy Adams. Since getting her first Oscar nomination for 2005’s Junebug, she kept... Read More
‘The History of Sound’ Won’t Be Ready for Fall Festivals, Aims for Cannes 2025 (Exclusive)
The History of Sound, the Oliver Hermanus-directed gay drama starring Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal and Emmy Award winner Josh O’Connor, won’t be ready in... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (June)
Coming in with ‘early’ Oscar predictions a little later than last year, wanting to give some breathing room to Cannes and its winners and trying... Read More
2024 Gotham TV Award Winners: ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith,’ ‘Colin from Accounts,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ and More
The inaugural Gotham TV Awards were held live and in person today at Cipriani 25 in New York City where the series winners were Prime Video’s... Read More
2nd LGBTQ Critics’ Dorian Theater Awards: ‘Illinoise,’ ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ and ‘Oh, Mary!’ are Big Winners
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 39 theater wing members have given Illinoise, Merrily We Roll Along and Oh, Mary! top honors in the group’s second annual Dorian Theater... Read More
Trailers: ‘A Family Affair,’ ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ ‘Moana 2,’ Wolfs’
It was a huge trailer drop this morning for a host of upcoming summer and fall films starring Oscar winning superstars like Emma Stone, Nicole... Read More
77th Cannes Film Festival Awards: ‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or, Four ‘Emilia Pérez’ Women Take Best Actress
Sean Baker’s sex worker drama-comedy-romance Anora has won the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Baker is the first American filmmaker to take... Read More
‘Black Dog’ Wins 2024 Un Certain Regard Award,’ ‘The Story of Souleymane’ Takes Jury and Acting Prizes | Cannes
Chinese director Guan Hu’s Black Dog has taken the top prize in the section from Xavier Dolan‘s jury, which was comprised of French-Senegalese screenwriter and director Maïmouna... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November) 
Interview: John Lithgow on ‘Conclave’ Being a Career Highlight, Oscar Buzz and Comparing Director Edward Berger to David Lean [VIDEO] 
Interview: In ‘Gladiator II,’ Costume Designer Janty Yates Turns Rome into Her Runway 
Interview: Production Designer Arthur Max on Rebuilding Rome and Filling the Colosseum with Water in ‘Gladiator II’