2021 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (December)
Someone’s on the mooove. I regret nothing. First Cow enters the top 5 this month on the strength of its New York Film Critics Circle... 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.
Hollywood Critics Association announces first wave of honorary awards: Sidney Flanigan, Nicole Beharie, Aubrey Plaza and more
The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) announced today their first wave of honorary awards for the 4th Annual HCA Awards Ceremony taking place in Los Angeles... Read More
Chicago Film Critics love ‘Nomadland,’ Paul Raci and Maria Bakalova
The Chicago Film Critics Association bestowed Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland with five wins today, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Frances McDormand and two for Zhao,... Read More
Paul Raci and Maria Bakalova take the awards for supporting actor and actress In a year marked by theater closings and remote viewings thanks to... Read More
Music City Film Critics Association nominations: ‘Mank,’ ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ lead
The Music City Film Critics Association, based in Nashville, Tennessee, have revealed their nominations for the best in 2020 film and two films that had... Read More
Zachary Quinto’s Before The Door Pictures boards “Secret Court” podcast series written by Abdi Nazemian
The scripted podcast series is based on the story of a clandestine purge of gay students from the Harvard class of 1920 – this year... Read More
John Magaro and Chasten Harmon to star in Greg Pritkin-directed ‘The Mistress’ for Rivulet Media
Rivulet Media (RIVU) announced today that John Magaro (First Cow, The Big Short and upcoming The Many Saints of Newark) and Chasten Harmon (Paterson, “The Good Fight”) are... Read More
Greater Western New York Critics nominations: ‘Sound of Metal’ leads with 8
Darius Marder’s directorial debut Sound of Metal leads the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association nominations with eight today, including Best Picture, Best Actor... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
An open category if there ever was one, Supporting Actor is proving to be one of the most difficult, and one of the most interesting,... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
With five critics groups announcing winners last week (and two on tap for Monday but after this will have posted), only two contenders have earned... 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]