FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG
We have all of the precursors available for Original Song: the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Society of Composers and Lyricists and Hollywood Music in Media.... 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.
‘Borat,’ ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Sound of Metal’ score Producers Guild nominations (PGA)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank, Minari, Nomadland, One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, Sound Of Metal... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Oscar Isaac, Tilda Swinton, Sophia Loren. Are we getting this many high-profile stars in the shorts categories this year? I’m betting on it. Here are... Read More
Detroit Film Critics winners: ‘Nomadland’ is top film, ‘Minari,’ Delroy Lindo also score
Nomadland has been named the best picture of 2020 by the Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) with Chloé Zhao also picking up best director and... Read More
26th Critics’ Choice Awards: ‘Nomadland’ win Best Picture, ‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ take series prizes
The 26th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards were held tonight in a partially in person but mostly virtual ceremony and Nomadland was named Best Picture. Chloé... Read More
Latino Entertainment Critics (LEJA) winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Hamilton,’ Alice Braga and more
Latino Entertainment Critics (LEJA) winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Hamilton,’ Alice Braga and more
One Night in Miami, Soul, Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado among winners list The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) has named Chloé Zhao’s... Read More
2021 Producers Guild (PGA) and Directors Guild (DGA) preview and nomination predictions
The Producers Guild of America is one of the very best, if not the best, bellwether for what our eventual Best Picture Oscar nominees will... Read More
Grammys: Full list of performers announced including BTS, HAIM, Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Styles
Today the Recording Academy announced the full lineup for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards and performers include Bad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, BTS, Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Mickey Guyton, HAIM, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Chris... Read More
2021 BAFTA nominations predictions; new rules, new voting, expect the unexpected
What we could see happen at BAFTA this year could be wildly different than in seasons past. While the top category of Best Film and... Read More
‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ win Australian Academy (AACTA) International Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ (AACTA) Awards has named Emerald Fennell’s feature film directorial debut Promising Young Woman the best international film... Read More
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on the Unlikely, Legally-Challenged Journey of Getting ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ to the Big Screen [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Oscar-Nominated Director Sam Davis on Creating ‘The Singers,’ Finding His Stars, and His Own Path to Filmmaking [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘Kokuho’ Review: The Vibrant World of Kabuki is Spectacularly Recreated in Lee Sang-il’s Resilient Character Study [B+] 
‘Crime 101’ Review: Chris Hemsworth Brings the Heat in Michael Man-Influenced Actioner as Good as its Title is Bad [B+]