‘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
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.
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
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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
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (July)
I’m baaaaack. After a 3-month break from early Oscar predictions due to COVID-19 turning the entire film industry, and the world, upside down, I’m leaning... Read More
‘Schitt’s Creek’ leads GALECA’s Society of LGBTQ Critics TV Awards nominations
The Good Fight, Schitt’s Creek, Mrs. America, Watchmen, Normal People Stand Out in ‘Best TV’ Categories Cate Blanchett, Regina King, Trevor Noah, Ramy Youssef Also Earn Nods Capping... Read More
Oscars: Academy invites 819 new members including Lulu Wang, Kelvin Harrison, Jr and Ari Aster
ACADEMY SURPASSES GOAL TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC/RACIAL COMMUNITIES BY 2020 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations... Read More
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‘Ozark’ renewed for supersized fourth and final season
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‘Shirley,’ ‘Da 5 Bloods’ lead Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards nominations
Hulu’s The Great, PopTV’s Schitt’s Creek, FX’s What We Do In the Shadows among television nominees The Hollywood Critics Association has revealed its full list... Read More
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