HBO Max’s ‘West Wing’ special to benefit When We All Vote set for October 15 premiere
Original Cast Will Come Together for First Time in 17 Years for a Special Staged Theatrical Presentation of “Hartsfield’s Landing” Episode Act Breaks to Feature Commentary... 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: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING (September)
Always a head scratcher of a category, especially once the shortlist rolls around with shocking snubs and inclusions. Prosthetics are still king here so we’ll... Read More
56th Chicago International Film Festival announces lineup: world premiere of ‘Belushi,’ drive-in screenings, Kate Winslet career tribute
October 14-25 fest to feature live and virtual events includes 58 feature films, conversations with Rachel Brosnahan, filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi Artistic Director Mimi Plauché has announced the... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN (September)
As with cinematography, costume design could be a place where Emmy nominees graduate to become Oscar nominees for David Fincher’s Mank. In this case, Trish... Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s action-packed ‘Over the Moon’ shoots for the stars
Fueled with determination and a passion for science, a bright young girl named Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) builds a rocket ship to the moon to... Read More
AFI FEST 2020: ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ to close, ‘The Father’ lands in Special Presentations
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the 34th edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will close with the World Premiere of the... Read More
Beyond Fest lineup: ‘Saint Maud, ‘Freaky,’ ‘The Wolf of Snow Hollow’ and more
Beyond Fest announces the first physical genre festival of the year with week-long drive-in residence October 2-8, including world premieres of Christopher Landon’s from Blumhouse... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN (September)
There usually isn’t much room for subtlety or nuance in the Oscar for Production Design so don’t expect Frances McDormand’s fall leaves plates from Nomadland... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY (September)
This year’s batch of cinematography Oscar hopefuls is a surprising mix of names we know, like Greig Fraser (a previous nominee for Lion) who has... Read More
72nd Primetime Emmy Awards: ‘Succession’ Best Drama, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps into history, Zendaya shocks
Well, holy Schitt. At the top of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, host Jimmy Kimmel had to mention that standards and practices were forcing the... Read More
Carrie Preston (‘Elsbeth’) on the Resurgence of Broadcast Television and What She Sees for Season 4 [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+]