Interview: Raúl Esparza on ‘Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration’ [VIDEO]
March 12th was the night the lights went out on Broadway. The rise of the coronavirus impacted every section of society and often when history... 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: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)
With the extended Oscar eligibility (now February 28 instead of the usual December 31) and a new date for the 93rd Academy Awards (April 25),... Read More
Interview: Steven Canals on his directorial debut, “Vogue” and giving ball culture its due
Last week I released my video interview with Pose co-creator and Emmy nominee Steven Canals (check it out here) but I also wanted to release... Read More
Interview: Marina Toybina, Costume Designer of FOX’s ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 3
Marina Toybina is a four-time Emmy winning costume designer whose reach in the industry has seen her work with Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber,... Read More
Interview: Cinematographer Eben Bolter BSC, on creating the cinematic look of HBO’s ‘Avenue 5’
For Cinematographer Eben Bolter BSC, his passion for visual storytelling started with Jurassic Park. After nearly a decade of shooting shorts and documentaries, the UK/US... Read More
Interview: Natalie Bronfman of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ on the convergence of costume design and character arc
Costume designer Natalie Bronfman knows that clothes can give an audience crucial bits of information and that’s rarely been as evident as her work on... Read More
‘Da 5 Bloods’ a big winner with Hollywood Critics Association’s Midseason Awards
Elisabeth Moss, Ewan McGregor win film acting awards; The Great, What We Do in the Shadows among TV winners This week, the members of the... Read More
Focus Features acquires Justin Chon’s ‘Blue Bayou’ from Cannes market
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou from MACRO and Entertainment One (eOne) out of Cannes’ virtual market. Written and directed by Chon, who... Read More
Screen Actors Guild moves 2021 awards to March, extends eligibility period
After BAFTA, Critics Choice and the Golden Globes fell in line with the Oscars’ big date change and eligibility, so has the Screen Actors Guild.... Read More
Interview: ‘Pose’ co-creator Steven Canals on his directorial debut, “Vogue” and giving ball culture its due [VIDEO]
Steven Canals made Emmy history when he became the first Latinx (and Afro-Latinx) producer nominated for Outstanding Drama Series last year with Pose. The breakthrough... Read More
Online Film and Television Association (OFTA) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 23 
‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Secret Agent’ Lead International Cinephile Society (ICS) Nominations 
38th European Film Awards: ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR