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
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.
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
Taika Waititi reads ‘James and the Giant Peach’ with Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Kumail Nanjiani and more for Partners in Health COVID-19 relief
Academy Award winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) has partnered with some Oscar and Emmy-winning friends to read the Roald Dahl classic James and the Giant... Read More
Saban Films acquires ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ with Rainn Wilson, Jack Dylan Grazer and Fionn Whitehead
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Alex McAulay’s (Flower) directorial debut Don’t Tell a Soul from Unbridled Films and Mangano Movies... Read More
Interview: In ‘Hollywood,’ Jake Picking is between a Rock and a good place
In Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, currently streaming on Netflix, the golden age of Tinseltown gets a revisionist and idealized makeover, becoming a place where women, people... Read More
First Look: Netflix’s ‘The Politician’ sets second season primary for June
The Politician Season 2 returns to Netflix on June 19 Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner Ben Platt returns as Payton Hobart in the second season... Read More
UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 139 – ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’ (Chantal Akerman, 1978) 
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Costume Designers Guild (CGD) Winners: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Andor’ and More