AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #84: Oscar Shortlist predictions with Will Mavity
It’s almost Christmas but the real gift for awards watchers is the Oscars shortlist announcement! On this 84th podcast, I’m joined by Will Mavity of... 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.
Indiana Film Journalists go for ‘Mass’ en masse
The Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) has named Mass as Best Film of the Year. It won four awards in total, including Best Original Screenplay for... Read More
2022 Oscar Shortlist predictions: Expect love for ‘Dune,’ ‘Don’t Look Up,’ ‘The Harder They Fall’ and more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas sure, but the Oscar Shortlists are arriving tomorrow and I’ve got predictions. Original Score has 137... Read More
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ Kristen Stewart, Ariana DeBose top best of list
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the Western drama The Power of the Dog as the best film of 2021, according to the results... Read More
St. Louis Film Critics winners: ‘Licorice Pizza’ is Best Film but ‘Mass’ wins three, including Supporting Actress for Ann Dowd
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story led the St. Louis Film Critics Association nominations with 8 apiece, but it was Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s... Read More
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) winners: ‘The Power of the Dog’ leads with four, ‘CODA’ wins two
The Power of the Dog has topped the Utah Film Critics Association’s best of 2021 list with wins for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor and... Read More
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) awards: ‘Dog’ chases ‘Car,’ ‘Car’ drives off with Best Picture win
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is announcing their winners today and Ryusuke Hamagachi’s Drive My Car came out the winner of the org’s... Read More
Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) winners: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Licorice Pizza,’ Mike Faist and more
The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) has named The Power of the Dog the Best Picture of 2021, also awarding the film Best Director for Jane... Read More
Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) nominations: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Belfast’ lead
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast lead the Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) nominations with seven and five... Read More
Australian Academy Awards (AACTA) International nominations: ‘Belfast,’ ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘The White Lotus lead
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announced the nominations for their annual AACTA International Awards, with Belfast leading the film nominations with... Read More
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