Drake, Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Cardi B rule Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Songs and Albums
Drake ended 2018 with the #1 song of the year with “God’s Plan” and the #2 album with Scorpion. In all, he landed eight songs... 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.
‘The Favourite’ leads Seattle Film Critics nominations
The Seattle Film Critics Society has announced nominations for the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2018. Leading the... Read More
‘The Americans,’ Escape at Dannemora,’ ‘Gianni Versace’ lead Critics’ Choice Television nominations
Finding room for freshman series and final seasons alike, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), the TV wing of the Critics’ Choice Awards, first seasons... Read More
‘The Favourite’ leads Critics Choice Movie Awards noms with 14; female directors snubbed entirely
No female-directed films in Best Picture, no women in Best Director The political period comedy The Favourite was definitely the favourite of the Broadcast Film... Read More
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC): ‘ROMA’ Best Picture; Melissa McCarthy, Michael B. Jordan grab acting prizes
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle have chosen ROMA as the best film of 2018, Spike Lee as Best Director for BlacKkKlansman, Melissa McCarthy as... Read More
The St. Louis Film Critics Associations nominations for 2018 were led by The Favourite, A Star Is Born and Vice with eight apiece although The... Read More
Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) winners: ‘ROMA,’ Steven Yeun, Regina King and more
ROMA locked in another Best Picture win, this time with the Toronto Film Critics Association. The film also earned Alfonso Cuarón another Best Director win. ... Read More
Debra Granik, Steven Yeun, ‘ROMA’ are Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) winners
After a heated battle, Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA is the best film of 2018, according to the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). Lee-Chang Dong’s Burning... Read More
‘Minding the Gap’ wins three IDA Documentary awards
Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap bested all competition at the 34th Independent Documentary Association’s awards last night, winning three prizes: Best Feature, Editing and Emerging... Read More
‘ROMA’ tops Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) winners
ROMA was the big winner with the Chicago Film Critics Association tonight, taking Best Picture, Director, Editing, Cinematography and Foreign Film. Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)... Read More
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