Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) nominations: ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Vice’ lead with 7
The Favourite and Vice lead the Phoenix Critics Circle nominations with seven apiece. ROMA, First Reformed and BlacKkKlansman followed with four. Here is the full... 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), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) 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.
Interview: Barry Jenkins – From ‘Moonlight’ to ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ and that living room scene
I first interviewed Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins before he was an Oscar winner at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October of 2016. We met... Read More
SAG Noms: 10 Biggest Snubs and Surprises
It’s no secret that the Screen Actors Guild, which is comprised of over 160,000 members of SAG and AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio... Read More
SAG Television Nominations: ‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Ozark’ lead with four
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Ozark topped the Screen Actors Guild nominations for television this morning, earning four apiece including Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy... Read More
SAG Nominations – ‘A Star Is Born’ leads with 4; ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ ‘The Favourite’ with 3
A Star Is Born led the Screen Actors Guild nominations for Motion Pictures with four nods today, Male Actor for Bradley Cooper, Female Actor for... Read More
Women Film Critics Circle nominations
The Women Film Critics Circle, an association of 80 women film critics and scholars from around the country and internationally, have revealed their 2018 nominations... Read More
African-American Film Critics Association winners (AAFCA): ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Beale Street,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Black Panther, the highest grossing film of the year and Marvel’s top-grossing domestic film, is the African-American Film Critics Association’s Best Film of 2018. The... Read More
Santa Barbara Film Fest to honor Sam Elliott, Steven Yeun, Elsie Fisher, Yalitza Aparicio and more
CLAIRE FOY, RICHARD E. GRANT, THOMASIN HARCOURT MCKENZIE, JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON ALSO TO BE HONORED WITH THE VIRTUOSOS AWARD AT 34TH ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM... Read More
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Predictions – Film
Screeners, screeners, screeners. It’s the age old conversation whenever we discuss the Screen Actors Guild, especially in the nominating phase. The Screen Actors Guild nominating... Read More
San Diego Film Critics winners: ‘Leave No Trace’ takes Best Picture, Director, Breakout Artist
The San Diego Film Critics Society has chosen Leave No Trace as its Best Picture for 2018, its director Debra Granik as Best Director and... Read More
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