‘The History of Sound’ Review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor’s Tender Romance is a Silver Dagger to the Heart [A-] Cannes
“My grandfather once said that happiness isn’t a story.” In the traditional folk song “Silver Dagger,” the lyrics go “All men are false, says my... 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.
‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Lead LGBTQ Critics’ 2025 Dorian Theater Awards Winners
Audra McDonald, Sarah Snook, Jak Malone, Andrew Scott, André De Shields Among Performance Winners The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ kicked off Pride Month by... Read More
2025 Gotham Television Awards: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio’ Take Top Wins
Two of the season’s most talked about shows, Netflix’s Adolescence and HBO Max’s The Pitt, were the top winners of the second annual Gotham Television... Read More
7th African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) TV Honors: ‘Forever,’ ‘Paradise,’ ‘Matlock’ Lead the Way
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced its winners of this year’s AAFCA TV Honors, its annual TV Top 10 list and its... Read More
7th Critics Choice Real TV Awards Winners: ‘The Traitors,’ ‘Love on the Spectrum,’ ‘Dancing with the Stars’
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) today revealed the winners for the seventh annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and... Read More
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Worldwide Rights to Cannes Hit ‘The President’s Cake’
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights in North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, South East Asia and India to Directors’ Fortnight People’s Choice Award... Read More
2025 Cannes Film Festival Reviews: ‘Enzo,’ ‘Urchin,’ ‘Pillion’
From boys to men, these three films look at a teen’s coming out, a man’s struggle with his darkest demons and two men who find... Read More
‘Nouvelle Vague (New Wave)’ Review: Richard Linklater Channels His Inner French Cinephile with Impeccably ‘Breathless’ Recreation [A-] Cannes
“The best way to criticize a film is to make one.” Jean-Luc Godard’s famous quote, among many others, finds its way early in Nouvelle Vague... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 288 – 2025 Cannes: The Winners, the Losers, the Coughing
The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended but not without a few bumps along the way, including a full city power outage... Read More
2025 Cannes Film Festival Winners: I Saw the NEON Glow
Jafar Panahi has won the Palme d’Or of the 78th Cannes Film Festival for his politically and personally inspired film It Was Just an Accident,... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10