Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel, Ryan Phillippe, Jacki Weaver to star in ‘American Murderer’ for Traveling Picture Show and GiGi Films
The Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC) and GiGi Films announced today that Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark,” Mank) will star as con man Jason Derek Brown in American Murderer, alongside Ryan Phillippe... Read More
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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.
Second special episode of ‘Euphoria’ to air in January, co-written by star Hunter Schafer
The second of two special episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO drama series Euphoria will debut Sunday, January 24 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The episode will air... Read More
Emmys merge Variety Talk and Sketch Series, add stunt category and more
The Television Academy announced late Friday changes for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021, including merging Variety Talk Series and Variety Sketch Series back... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: No Country for Nice Men
One of the last few major films to screen for critics was this week, the new Paul Greengrass western starring the nicest guy in Hollywood,... Read More
MGM and The Black List launch two-year feature film script project
Initiative Will Focus on Discovering New Voices from Historically Underrepresented Communities Around the World MGM and The Black List today announced the launch of a... Read More
Trailer: Hilary Swank is a femme ‘Fatale’ for Michael Ealy
After a wild one-night stand, Derrick (Michael Ealy), a successful sports agent, watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers that the sexy and... Read More
Warner Bros will release ‘Dune,’ ‘In the Heights,’ ‘Matrix 4’ and entire 2021 slate on HBO Max concurrent with theatrical run
The move is a seismic shift in the age of pandemic-driven theater closings and follows what Disney started earlier this year and will kick off... Read More
Sony Classics shifts ‘Nine Days’ release date, will still qualify for Spirit Awards
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will now release Edson Oda’s Nine Days in theaters next summer with a date not currently specified. The film... Read More
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild announces key 2021 awards dates
Nominations Will Be Unveiled on February 18, 2021;Awards Ceremony on April 3, 2021 The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced the... Read More
Gotham Awards: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis to receive actor tributes
30th Gotham Awards to take place Monday, January 11, 2021 The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), announced today that SAG Award-winning actor Chadwick Boseman will receive... 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]