Manchester by the Sea Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea leads all films in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s international section with six nominations. Lonergan’s subtle... 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.
Black Reel Awards Nominations: Moonlight Leads with 13
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight continued its critics’ nomination domination with a field-best 13 nominations from the Black Reel Awards. That included three nominations in... Read More
Chicago Film Critics Choose Moonlight as 2016’s Best Picture
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Chicago Film Critics Association has announced their winners for the best in film for 2016 and Moonlight is their Best... Read More
2017 Oscars: 9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar® Race; Elle, Neruda Snubbed
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for... Read More
Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Nominations: The Handmaiden Lands Top Mentions, Trevante Rhodes Double Nominated
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Austin Film Critics Association nominations are out and The Handmaiden grabbed a ton of mentions including Best Film, Best Director,... Read More
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Nominations: Moonlight and La La Land Lead with 10
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Las Vegas Film Critics Society has revealed its nominations for the best in film for 2016. La La Land and... Read More
La La Land Leads 2016 Phoenix Film Critics Society Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] La La Land leads the Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations with 13. Winners will be announced December 20th. BEST PICTURE A... Read More
Critics Choice + Golden Globe + Screen Actors Guild: Who’s Got ‘Em
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] One of the more fun elements I have every awards season is compiling lists and groupings of the major precursors to... Read More
Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) Nominations: Edge of Seventeen Lands Best Pic Nod
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Detroit Film Critics Society announced their nominations for 2016. Winners will be announced on Monday, December 19th. The teen coming... Read More
Oscar Shocker: Moonlight and Loving Ruled Adapted by the Academy
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In a huge shakeup that will impact both of Oscar’s screenplay categories, the scripts for Moonlight and Loving have both been... Read More
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