Oscar Podcast #71: FINAL Oscar nominations predictions with guest Will Mavity
Here it is. The FINAL Oscar nominations predictions podcast and, as usual, it’s a big one. I am joined by Will Mavity of Next Best... 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.
69th Berlin Film Festival adds ‘Vice,’ plus new films from Andre Techine and Zhang Yimou
The Berlin Film Festival announced five new titles for their lineup today, including Andre Techine’s Farewell to the Night and Zhang Yimou’s One Second. Adam... Read More
Steven Soderbergh keeps his iPhone in hand for ‘High Flying Bird’ with André Holland
“Football is fun but it don’t sell sneakers.” Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is back after his iPhone-shot thriller Unsane with Claire Foy last year with... Read More
New ‘Captain Marvel’ character posters of Brie Larson, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson and more
Marvel Studios has released brand new character posters for Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Annette Bening and more for the upcoming Captain Marvel. Set in... Read More
Robert Pattinson serves us dad in deep space in first trailer for Claire Denis’ ‘High Life’
In High Life, the English-language debut from iconic director Claire Denis (Beau Travail, 35 Shots of Rhum), Robert Pattinson stars with Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin... Read More
Inaugural COVEN Film Festival lands February 9 in San Francisco
The Inaugural COVEN Film Festival Brings World-Class Short Films Made By Women to San Francisco February 9 Announcing the first-ever COVEN Film Festival, San Francisco’s... Read More
‘Avengers,’ ‘Lost in Space,’ ‘Incredibles 2’ lead Visual Effects Society (VES) nominations, ‘Black Panther’ shut out
Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Welcome to Marwen will compete for the Visual Effects Society’s top... Read More
USC Scripter nominees: ‘Leave No Trace,’ ‘Beale Street,’ ‘Death of Stalin’
The USC Scripter honors the adapted screenplays for film and television plus the authors of the source material they’re adapted from. Today, the USC Libraries... Read More
2018-2019 Guild-Industry-Televised Awards: Where We Stand
We now have the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice winners with PGA, DGA, SAG and BAFTA to come. Here is where the Best Picture,... Read More
Brad Pitt hosts ‘Beale Street’ Reception, Screening as Oscar Voting
This weekend, Los Angeles was lit up by stars on the ground as the final weekend of Oscar campaigning for nominations resulted in a supernova... Read More
With Paul Thomas Anderson Finally Winning an Oscar, Which Multi-Nominee is Next? 
BAFTA TV Awards Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Still Has More Growing Up To Do 
Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23