2020 Emmy Nominations reaction podcast
The nominations are in! There were snubs and shocks and surprises! AwardsWatch Emmy podcast regular Kevin Jacobsen joined for me a quick reaction podcast to... 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.
2020 Emmy Nominations: Biggest Shocks, Snubs and Surprises
As I hit on in the nominations announcement, shocks and surprises happen every year but this year seemed to ratchet that up even more. We... Read More
Focus Features wraps deal on James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’ with Cate Blanchett, Oscar Isaac, Anne Hathaway
Focus Features has finalized their worldwide deal on James Gray’s Armageddon Time. The coming-of-age film is written and set to be directed by Gray, based upon... Read More
2020 Emmy Nominations reactions: Kerry Washington, Lynn Shelton’s family, Paul Mescal and more
Emmy nomination reactions are coming in from stars and craft nominees alike. I’ll be updating as they come in. Kerry Washington, nominated for four Emmys:... Read More
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
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
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