2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (November)
Adapted Screenplay sees some movement in the top 10 but If Beale Street Could Talk stays put at #1 for the second month in a... 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.
Oscars: Marvin Levy, Lalo Schifrin, Cicely Tyson honored at the 10th Annual Governors Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted its 10th annual Governors Awards which honored publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin and actress Cicely Tyson,... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk), Amy Adams (Vice), Emma Stone (The Favourite), Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) and Nicole Kidman (Boy Erased) are an... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)
The top 4 of Mahershala Ali (Green Book), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy) and Sam Elliott (A Star... Read More
21st Century Fox and AFI FEST host event to honor female directors
Fox Filmmakers Lab and Director Valerie Weiss Recognized 21st Century Fox and the American Film Institute (AFI), in partnership to help advance opportunities for female... Read More
AFI Fest Review: Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie Rule in ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ (★★★½)
In her superb feature directorial debut, Josie Rourke casts Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie as rival queens who are sisters doin’ it for themselves Unapologetic... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: The Impact of AFI Fest and Spirit Awards noms
This week saw the second half of AFI FEST bring us two long-awaited world premieres that could impact many Oscar categories: Mimi Leder’s Ruth Bader... Read More
‘First Reformed,’ ‘Eighth Grade,’ ‘We the Animals’ earn Film Independent Spirit Awards noms
Jeremiah Zagar’s ‘We the Animals’ surprises with five mentions including the Someone to Watch award Everything was gucci for A24 this morning with the announcement... Read More
Spirit Awards Nominations Predictions: Bet on ‘Beale Street,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’
When John Bailey, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said the Oscars were starting to look like the Independent Spirit... Read More
Black Panther topped the Hollywood in Music Media Awards last night with three big wins: Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror for Ludwig Goransson, Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror... Read More
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops in Picture, Director, Actor 
Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Most Wins 
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Rules with 8 Wins 
Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC): ‘Grand Tour,’ ‘The Mastermind’ and ‘Misericordia’ Highlight Unique Set of Nominations