2020 Emmy Nominations: ‘Watchmen’ leads history-making number of Black nominees
It’s been a roller coaster season for entertainment with the coronavirus pandemic upending film and television productions and it didn’t stop today as the nominations... 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.
77th Venice Film Festival lineup has a distinctly global feel
The Venice International Film Festival has announced the lineup for the 77th edition of the fest and expectedly it looks very different than previous years.... Read More
HBO Fall 2020 Programming brings ‘Lovecraft Country,’ ‘Coastal Elites,’ new seasons of ‘His Dark Materials,’ ‘Room 104’
HBO has released its 2020 fall programming schedule and with most theatrical releases on hold for foreseeable future, TV is where it’s at. Or, as... Read More
Trailer: HBO’s ‘We Are Who We Are’ from Luca Guadagnino explores love, gender and teenage life
Academy Award nominated director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) goes back to Italy and young love with his newest project, and his first... Read More
Freeform’s social distancing drama ‘Love in the Time of Corona’ set as two-night event in August
Freeform’s highly anticipated limited series Love in the Time of Corona will premiere as a special two-night limited event, beginning SATURDAY, AUG. 22, at 8 p.m.... Read More
Emmy Predictions: Variety/Reality-Competition/Short Form categories
It’s the very final stretch. We’ve done the top categories in Drama, Comedy and Limited Series and now it’s time to take on the Variety... Read More
Golden Globes set February date for 2021 awards
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HPFA), who put on the annual Golden Globe Awards, has set the date for the 2021 ceremony: February 28. The... Read More
Apple TV+ makes streaming service history with Daytime Emmy Award wins for ‘Ghostwriter’ and ‘Peanuts in Space’
This weekend, Apple TV+ became the first streaming service to win Daytime Emmys awards in their first year of eligibility, with Ghostwriter taking Outstanding Children’s... Read More
Venice and Toronto Simultaneous World Premieres September 11thTelluride Film Festival to Host Special “Telluride from Los Angeles”Drive-In Screening on September 11thNew York Film Festival Announces... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 14 “MADAME X”
Madame X is a secret agent. Traveling around the world. Changing identities. Fighting for freedom. Bringing light to dark places. She is a dancer. A... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December) 
The Oscars Move to YouTube Beginning in 2029 
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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA): ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins 5