2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (June)
The supporting categories are going to be among the most fluid this year with so many high profile films boasting massive casts of both big... 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.
Screen Actors Guild sets 2022 ceremony date, will be live show once again
The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held on Sunday, February 27, 2022 and return to a live, two-hour televised ceremony. Nominations for the... Read More
Interview: In ‘genera+ion,’ Martha Plimpton plays against type and embraces it [VIDEO]
I feel like I grew up with Martha Plimpton, probably because I did. Being only a month apart in age, I watched her as a... Read More
Interview: James Laxton on the collaborative nature of ‘The Underground Railroad’ and his “visual vernacular” with Barry Jenkins [VIDEO]
Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins and Oscar-nominated cinematographer James Laxton are as inextricably linked as two creators can be. Coming of age together at the University... Read More
Mark Wahlberg walks a lonely road for his gay son in trailer for ‘Joe Bell’
Joe Bell tells the intimate and emotional true story of an Oregonian father (Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg) who pays tribute to his gay teenage... Read More
‘Pose,’ ‘WandaVision’ lead LGBTQ Critics’ Dorian TV Award nominations
I May Destroy You, It’s a Sin, Mare of Easttown also score top noms Group combines performance categories to create gender-neutral acting nominations GALECA: The... Read More
Telluride Film Festival names Barry Jenkins as Guest Director
Telluride Film Festival, presented by National Film Preserve LTD., is proud to announce Academy Award-winning director Barry Jenkins as its 2021 Guest Director. The celebrated... Read More
Interview: Production Designer Mark Friedberg on creating the world of ‘The Underground Railroad’ and what he learned about himself in the process
You can’t put Production Designer Mark Friedberg in a box but he can build one. He has one of the most diverse lineups of films that consistently... Read More
Interview: Kate Mara on the complicated nature of consent in ‘A Teacher’ and if she’ll act with husband Jamie Bell again [VIDEO]
You might know Kate Mara best as Sue Storm in 2015’s Fantastic Four. Or maybe as Heath Ledger’s daughter in 2005’s Brokeback Mountain. Or from... Read More
Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd analyze this in first trailer for ‘The Shrink Next Door’ from Apple TV+
Apple TV+ today unveiled a first look at the highly anticipated, eight-episode limited series, The Shrink Next Door. The new dark comedy featuring a star-studded... Read More
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