Hawaii Film Critics name ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Best Picture
The Hawaii Film Critics Society has named Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 the Best Picture of 2020. The Netflix film, based on... 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.
HBO’s ‘Insecure’ to end after upcoming fifth season
The Emmy-winning HBO comedy series Insecure will conclude with its upcoming fifth season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. “Issa has... Read More
Trailer: Russian Oscar entry ‘Dear Comrades!’
Neon has released the trailer for Russia’s International Feature Film Oscar entry Dear Comrades! from acclaimed director Andrei Konchalovsky. When the communist government raises food... Read More
New trailer for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Hot off the heels of the announcement that Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah will world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Warner... Read More
Sundance 2021 adds ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ as world premiere
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today added two more world premiere feature films to the 2021 Sundance Film Festival lineup. Shaka King’s Fred Hampton film Judas and... Read More
Spike Lee’s children Satchel and Jackson Lee named as Golden Globe Ambassadors
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has named Satchel and Jackson Lee, children of legendary filmmaker and three-time Golden Globe nominee Spike Lee with producer... Read More
London Film Critics nominations: ‘Saint Maud’ leads with 8
The London Film Critics Circle revealed its nominations on Tuesday and Rose Glass’s unholy horror Saint Maud led the field with eight mentions, including Film... Read More
Gotham Awards winners: ‘Nomadland’ is Best Feature, Nicole Beharie is Best Actress
The 30th Gotham Awards were handed out on Monday night and Nomadland continued its winning streak by taking Best Feature here. Miss Juneteenth‘s Nicole Beharie... Read More
Discussing Film Critics winners: ‘Minari’ named Best Picture; ‘Promising Young Woman’ nabs Best Actress, Original Screenplay
The 2nd Discussing Film Critics Awards, comprised of a diverse range of critics from publications including Variety, The Independent, and more, have named Lee Isaac... Read More
Houston Film Critics nominations: ‘Minari’ leads with 7
Minari, director Lee Isaac Chung’s study of a family from Korea starting a farm in Arkansas, led nominees for the 14th annual awards from the Houston Film Critics... Read More
Final Additions to South by Southwest Film & TV Festival (SXSW), Including ‘Love Language,’ ‘Cookie Queens’ and ‘The Fox’ 
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Unveils Recipients for Inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology 
41st Spirit Awards Winner Predictions: In One of the Least Oscary Years in a Decade, it’s Anyone’s Game 
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]