2021 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (November)
The Documentary Feature is a constantly moving piece, volatile even. The Critics Choice Documentary Awards already announced their winner, Dick Johnson is Dead, but they’ve... 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.
2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (November)
The Prom could be music to the ears of the sound branch of the Academy as one of the very few true musicals this year.... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (November)
With the reveal of the original song, “Wear Your Crown,” recorded for the film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical The Prom revealed – yes,... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (November)
It’s weird that my top 5 in Original Score is the same as last month, right? It’s a pretty tough category, full of previous winners... Read More
SFFILM Awards Night to honor One Night in Miami ‘s Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Leslie Odom Jr, Aldis Hodge and Glenn Close
San Francisco, CA – SFFILM has announced that a bevy of world-class acting talent will attend and receive awards at SFFILM Awards Night, the organization’s annual fundraising celebration honoring... Read More
Imogen Heap, Dua Lipa, Sharon Osbourne and more to reveal 63rd Grammy nominations
Pepe Aguilar, Temi Alade, Nicola Benedetti, Lauren Daigle, Mickey Guyton, Gayle King and more names to be announced soon The Recording Academy has revealed the first... Read More
‘The Last of Us’ gets series order from HBO
HBO has given a series order to the drama The Last of Us, it was announced today by Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. Craig... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: When the Levee Broke
The early word of mouth had been strong; that Chadwick Boseman was not only brilliant in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom but much more than supporting... Read More
Amazon sets ‘Coming 2 America’ for March 2021 debut
Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. This long-awaited sequel to the iconic comedy Coming to America will launch worldwide in over 240... Read More
Kino Lorber acquires Poland Oscar hopeful ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ for North America
Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s Never Gonna Snow Again. Szumowska directed, produced and co-wrote alongside Englert who co-directed, co-wrote,... Read More
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