‘A Private War,’ starring Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan to open 41st Mill Valley Film Festival
Returning for its 41st year, the Mill Valley Film Festival announced today the first of two official Opening Night films for 2018, Aviron Pictures’ A Private War,... 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.
TIFF 2018 In Conversation With…Hilary Swank, Mahershala Ali and Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Toronto International Film Festival presents this year’s In Conversation With… lineup: Hilary Swank, Mahershala Ali and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Through insightful, dynamic and intimate discussion,... Read More
Ben Mendelsohn starts over in trailer for Nicole Holofcener’s ‘The Land of Steady Habits’
“I used to have this vision, my life was like a web. The more webs you could have coming from you then the more important... Read More
Tremble tremble, the ‘Suspiria’ trailer is here with darkness, tears and sighs
“When you dance the dance of another, you make yourself in the image of its creator.” The first full trailer for Suspiria from Academy Award-nominee... Read More
NYFF56 Retrospective and Revivals brings The Marriage of Maria Braun, My Dinner with André, Play Misty For Me
The Retrospective and Revivals sections have been announced for the 56th New York Film Festival, taking place September 28–October 14 at the Film Society of... Read More
Interview: Brian A. Kates, Emmy-nominated editor for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Since graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Brian A. Kates has edited many acclaimed films, with 14 films selected to premiere... Read More
TIFF 2018 Women’s Rally, Free Screenings and Musical Performances
Festival Street promises four jam-packed days of free activities and a new rooftop party Back for its fifth instalment, the excitement and fun of the... Read More
2018 TIFF Speaker Series Lines Up Emilio Estevez, Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
DEMOCRACY, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURAL HISTORIES ARE AMONGTHIS YEAR’S TOPICS AT THE 2018 TIFF SPEAKER SERIES A series of talks on Look at Me , The... Read More
‘American Vandal’ returns with The Turd Burgler
The first season of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated mock documentary series American Vandal asked us “Who drew the dicks?” This season they go deeper: “What if the... Read More
First Look: Nicole Kidman in ‘Destroyer’
The first official look at Nicole Kidman in Destroyer is here. The Academy Award-winning actress is no stranger to deglam and transformation; her role as... 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