First look at Paul Bettany in Alan Ball’s ‘Uncle Frank’
Amazon Studios has released the first look at Paul Bettany in Uncle Frank, the new film by Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) starring... 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.
‘Watchmen,’ ‘Insecure’ top Black Reel Awards for Television winners
HBO’s Watchmen and Insecure were the big winners of the 4th Black Reel Awards for Television, with five and three wins each, respectively. For Watchmen,... Read More
Trailer: Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
“You can murder a revolutionary, but you can’t murder a revolution!” Warner Bros has released the first trailer for the Ryan Coogler-produced Judas and the... Read More
Trailer: Bryan Cranston will do anything to save his son in Showtime’s limited series ‘Your Honor’
Oscar nominee and Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Tony Award winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) is back on television, starring and executive producing the new... Read More
2021 Sundance Film Festival shortens fest, pushes date
The 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival have decided to reduce the amount of days of their normally 10-day fest to seven, and pushing... Read More
2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards becomes a five-night affair, mixing virtual and live events
The Television Academy announced today its plans for the Creative Arts Emmys, which recognize the lion’s share of behind the scenes Emmy-nominated work each year.... Read More
Nothing is what it seems in the trippy trailer for ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’
If it’s from Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation.) you can expect it to be a thought provoking mindbender and indeed, the first trailer for... Read More
Netflix to release two Felipe Esparza stand-up specials in English and Spanish simultaneously
The specials mark the first time a Netflix comedian has recorded a stand up special in two languages that are set to be released simultaneously... Read More
African American Film Critics (AAFCA) TV honors include Viola Davis, Kenya Barris, Sterling K. Brown, ‘Insecure’
Comedian/actress Aida Rodriguez will host the virtual event on August 22nd The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) today announced the virtual edition of its... Read More
New Republic Pictures signs first look deal with Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker’s Nine Stories
New Republic Pictures (NRP), led by Founder Brian Oliver and President Bradley Fischer, has signed Nine Stories to a first look feature film production deal,... Read More
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA): ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins 5 
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards: Ludwig Göransson (‘Sinners’) and Diane Warren (“Dear Me”) Lead Nominations 
International Press Academy Satellite Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners,’ One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Lead 
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