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
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.
TIFF 2020: Gala Presentations bring female filmmakers, first timers and Oscar winners
The ‘Gala Presentation’ section of TIFF is often as it sounds, the big, glitzy films with megawatt stars that will draw the photographers and the... Read More
2020 Emmys: Episode Submissions List for 72nd Emmy Awards
It’s the new age-old question: do Emmy submissions matter anymore? The Emmys have gone through so many shake ups and changes in how they vote,... Read More
2020 Telluride Film Festival lineup announced: ‘Ammonite,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Concrete Cowboy’ and more
The Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, released today its official program selections for the now-cancelled event. The Festival, whose ethos is... Read More
First look at ‘The Way I See It’ doc about President Obama photographer Pete Souza
The film is an official selection of the 2020 Telluride Film Festival and produced by Oscar Winners Laura Dern and Free Solo’s Evan Hayes Focus Features... Read More
Steve McQueen’s small screen ‘Lovers Rock’ to open 58th New York Film Festival
Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, part of a five-film television anthology, has been selected to open the 58th edition of the New York Film Festival. As... Read More
First look: ‘Blossoms Shanghai,’ Wong Kar-wai’s first foray into television
After being tripped up by shut down productions do to the coronavirus pandemic, iconic and influential director Wong Kar-wai will begin production on Blossoms Shanghai... Read More
New teaser for ‘Fargo’ Season 4; series release date still up in the air
The long-awaited fourth season of the Emmy-winning anthology series Fargo was held up from its initial release in April, when the coronavirus stopped its (and... Read More
BAFTA TV Awards: ‘Chernobyl’ wins; ‘Fleabag’ and ‘The Crown’ upset by ‘Stath Lets Flats’ and ‘The End of the F***ing World’
Just as it did at the Emmys, HBO’s Chernobyl took top prizes at the BAFTA TV awards, winning Best Miniseries and Leading Actor for Jared... Read More
Gotham Awards move to January; will extend eligibility window
The Gotham Awards, which usually beat most critics and industry awards by revealing winners in late November or early December, are packing up and moving... Read More
Chloé Zhao, NiaDaCosta, Geeta Gandbhir to Receive Honors at 2026 Sundance Institute Fundraiser 
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