FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
A rich category full of fascinating and complicated work and a shortlist that features three films that focus on traditional Black hair for the first... 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.
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE
Soul, News of the World and Mank are locked in pretty tight here. Then it’s a three-way race for two spots. Or is it four…... Read More
‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ Regina King top African American Film Critics (AAFCA) winners
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has chosen Judas and the Black Messiah as the best film of 2020, also awarding Daniel Kaluuya and... Read More
Directors Guild: Women rule as Emerald Fennell, Regina King, Chloé Zhao, Radha Blank earn history-making nominations (DGA)
The nominations 73rd Directors Guild of America (DGA) were announced on Tuesday and for the first time ever, two women, Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
With most of 2020’s blockbusters pushed off to later in 2021 (or beyond), the Visual Effects category looks very different this season, and that’s a... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Truly one of the more difficult categories this year with a wealth of great films, some very timely, but with incredibly mixed crossover of precursors... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE
While Soul and Wolfwalkers are the only locked nominees here, I’m sticking with the PGA five to round it out. In the past, the PGA... Read More
2021 BAFTA nominations: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland,’ Sarah Gavron’s ‘Rocks’ lead most diverse lineup ever
Carey Mulligan misses Best Actress, Olivia Colman misses Supporting Actress as their films place second in nomination totals, four women nominated in Director We knew... Read More
Women Film Critics Circle Awards: ‘Promising Young Woman’ dominates
Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman ruled the Women Film Critics Circle Awards announced on Monday. The group focuses on women-centered films, filmmakers and casts and... Read More
‘Ozark,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘WandaVision’ topline Directors Guild TV nominations (DGA)
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced its nominations for television and documentaries on Monday and the Golden-Globe and Critics Choice-winning comedy Ted Lasso from... Read More
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