Minnesota Film Critics go for ‘Nomadland,’ Delroy Lindo, ‘Wolfwalkers’ in first ever awards
In their inaugural awards, the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (MFCA) voted Nomadland as the best picture of 2020 and Chloé Zhao as best director. The... Read More
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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.
‘Ma Rainey,’ ‘Westworld’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ top 23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards winners (CDG)
The 23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards were being held tonight and live-streamed worldwide on their Twitter – @CostumeAwards where Oscar nominees Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom... Read More
First Look: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen in ‘Lisey’s Story,’ set for June debut on Apple TV+
Apple today revealed that Lisey’s Story, the highly anticipated limited series based on the best-selling novel and adapted and written by author Stephen King himself,... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Documentary Feature has been one of the stranger categories to watch transform and morph as, like International Feature Film, we saw ‘important’ docs like Collective,... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
This has been an unusual year in this category where the eventual Oscar winner will not have won the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and sneaks... Read More
Trailer: Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ rises
Fresh off his Zack Snyder’s Justice League director’s cut, the titular filmmaker is already back with Army of the Dead, which takes place following a... Read More
Trailer: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek in ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back on another life-threatening... Read More
21st Black Reel Awards: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ Radha Blank and Regina King topline winners
Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah was named Outstanding Film at the 21st Black Reel Awards this weekend, with Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback... Read More
NEON finds new muse in ‘The Actor,’ starring Ryan Gosling
In a competitive bidding war, NEON has closed the deal for the Anomalisa helmer and Oscar nominee, Duke Johnson’s The Actor. The film, starring two-time Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (Half... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
It’s great seeing this category cast such a wide net of what types of makeup and hair comprise any given film. We have a traditional... Read More
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA): ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins 5 
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards: Ludwig Göransson (‘Sinners’) and Diane Warren (“Dear Me”) Lead Nominations 
International Press Academy Satellite Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners,’ One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Lead 
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