FINAL 2021 Emmy Predictions: The Comedy categories
Much like last year’s Schitt’s Creek sweep, Ted Lasso is expected to come out on top in several categories but will the freshman season match... 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.
Mill Valley Film Festival to host advanced screening of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ with Ben Platt Q&A
The 44th Mill Valley Film Festival will kick-off with a special pre-festival screening of the highly anticipated Universal Pictures release Dear Evan Hansen to be... Read More
FINAL 2021 Emmy Predictions: Variety, Reality Categories
This weekend, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards handed out nearly 100 craft, technical and performance Emmy awards across drama, comedy, reality, variety, documentary and nonfiction... Read More
2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Night Two, Show Two: ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ surge going into the Primetime Emmys
Tonight was the last of three Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, where The Mandalorian and The Queen’s Gambit continued their domination going into the Primetime... Read More
2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Night Two, Show One: Condragulations, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is the winner of this challenge
The second Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held Sunday afternoon and RuPaul’s Drag Race was the big winner of the day with four wins... Read More
2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Night One: ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ ‘Pose’ dominate, ‘WandaVision’ falters
The first of three Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies were held tonight, announcing winners in 36 categories covering cinematography, hairstyling, makeup, production design, costumes, sound... Read More
Women rule 2021 Venice Film Festival Awards as French abortion drama ‘Happening’ wins Golden Lion; Penélope Cruz, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jane Campion take top prizes
The French abortion drama Happening from Audrey Diwan has won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice Film Festival. Diwan is only the 6th woman... Read More
BAFTA outlines new rules for Director, Acting, plus key dates for 2022 awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the rules and timeline for the EE British Academy Film Awards 2022, following its... Read More
HBO Max renews ‘Gossip Girl’ reboot for second season
HBO Max has renewed Gossip Girl for a second season. The first six episodes of the series, which debuted July 8 to become the best launch for... Read More
Trailer: Kosovo’s Sundance-winning Oscar submission ‘Hive’
Winner of the Audience Award, Directing Award, and World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and Kosovo’s official submission for the International Feature Film Oscar... Read More
Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Most Wins 
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Rules with 8 Wins 
Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC): ‘Grand Tour,’ ‘The Mastermind’ and ‘Misericordia’ Highlight Unique Set of Nominations 
New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Winners: Ethan Hawke, Jacob Elordi, Jessie Buckley, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and More