Oscars: Academy invites 395 new members including Jonathan Majors, Robert Pattinson, Nia DaCosta, Cathy Yan
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 395 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by... 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.
Locarno and Karlovy Vary Film Festivals lineups include ‘Respect,’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘ Martin Scorsese retrospective
With Cannes starting in less than a week, more European film festivals are announcing their lineups ahead of it. Locarno and Karlovy Vary will host... Read More
2021 Emmy Predictions: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Like many of this year’s Emmy categories, we’re going to get a batch of primarily brand new players, whether it’s their first season or the... Read More
Trailer: John David Washington gets tied up in a mystery in ‘Beckett’
While vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett (John David Washington) becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident involving his girlfriend April (Academy... Read More
Cannes 2021:“Rendez-vous with…” Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Isabelle Huppert, Steve McQueen and Marco Bellocchio
Conversations will run concurrently with this year’s festival from July 6-17 Launched in the 90s, “Masterclasses” became a highlight of the 12 days at Cannes... Read More
Golden Globes: HFPA announces eligibility changes to animated and non-English language films
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who put on the annual Golden Globe Awards, have announced some big changes in eligibility for the Best Motion Picture... Read More
Oscars: Academy announces new rules: preliminary voting for Sound, Song submission limits and more; Original Score content requirement drops
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 94th Academy Awards. As previously announced, the eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration will return to the standard... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June)
The Cannes lineup has been announced and bits and pieces of potential Venice films as a result give us a glimmer of insight for Best... Read More
Brooklynn Prince and Mckenna Grace to announce HCA TV Awards nominations
Awards ceremony to take place at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 22, 2021 The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) announced today that Brooklynn... Read More
Cannes 2021: Cinéma de la plage to include ‘In the Mood for Love,’ world premiere of Tony Gatlif’s ‘Tom Medina’
The lineup for Cinéma de la plage aka Movies on the Beach has been announced and will include the restored version of Wong Kar-wai’s 2000... Read More
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