Oscars: Academy’s Board of Governors elections begin; here’s who’s running
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), who put on the Oscars, have revealed the actors, writers, sound designers and more that are... 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.
Cannes Film Festival to announce Official Selection on June 3
Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, the Festival’s General Delegate, will announce the line-up of the 73rd edition of the... Read More
‘The Mandalorian’ sparks Golden Globes rule change
In the ever-changing rules of a wildly unpredictable awards season, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced today a change, or slight bend, in the rules... Read More
Trailer: Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’ gives us new and familiar faces in the ‘Love’ saga
The television adaptation of the 2018 feature film Love, Simon (itself inspired by Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda), the new Hulu... Read More
Interview: In ‘Love Life,’ creator Sam Boyd finds the moments inside the moments
It’s a daunting task to essentially kick off a whole new network, but that’s what Sam Boyd is about to do, and with his first... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 11 – ‘HARD CANDY’ (2008)
After the huge comeback with her retro-disco success Confessions on a Dance Floor, in true Madonna fashion, the Queen of Pop didn’t want to simply... Read More
Drag Race All Stars 5 new lip-synch format, secrets ru-vealed
“All Star rules have been suspended…FOREVER!” VH1 revealed today, or ruvealed, the big shakeup for season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and frankly,... Read More
Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper, Wilson Cruz and more headline Pride Summit and virtual prom sponsored by Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter
The free event will feature appearances by Billy Porter, Carlie Hanson, Carson Kressley, Chris Appleton, Cyndi Lauper, Erika Jayne, Hayley Kiyoko, Indigo Girls, Jonica T. Gibbs, Justin Tranter,... Read More
Interview: Janet McTeer takes center stage in ‘Ozark’
Janet McTeer glides through the realms of theater, television and film with an ease and skill few possess. After growing up in York, England and... Read More
Interview: In ‘The Crown,’ Josh O’Connor is the man who would be king
Josh O’Connor may best be known for this breakthrough role in 2017’s God’s Own Country but the Southampton-born actor has been cultivating a catalog of... Read More
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