BAFTA Breakthrough is the arts charity’s flagship new talent initiative supported by Netflix, offering a year-round program of support and professional development opportunities Today, BAFTA... 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), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) 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.
Triple was the buzz word of the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards where Hans Zimmer won three awards, nomination leader Emilia Pérez won three... Read More
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S., it also means we’re on the precipice of critics groups beginning to announce nominations... Read More
Sugarcane earned a leading five nominations as the IDA Documentary Awards announced its nominees today, followed closely by Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat with four. Black Box Diaries, My Sweet Land,... Read More
Los Angeles, CA – November 20, 2025 – AwardsWatch, the leading industry resource for awards season coverage and analysis is excited to announce a new... Read More
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Emmy Award-winner Zendaya will receive the Spotlight Tribute for her performance as Tashi Donaldson in the... Read More
Gladiator II, September 5, Sing Sing, A Complete Unknown and Emilia Pérez all earn multiple nominations AARP The Magazine today announced nominees for the annual Movies... Read More
At a recent Gladiator II press conference for Golden Globe and Critics Choice members, I asked Paul Mescal about the experience of watching the original... Read More
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), the premier organization of entertainment sound editing professionals since 1953, will present Oscar-winning filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner with the 2025 MPSE... Read More
The Golden Globes announced today that EGOT-winning actress, producer and Golden Globe winner Viola Davis has been named the Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree for 2025. Davis... Read More