2018 Oscars: Can you get an acting Oscar nomination with no precursors?
The short answer? Yes. It’s happened quite a bit, actually. In all but three of the last 14 years we’ve had at least one... 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.
First Presenters Announced for the 2018 Golden Globes
Isabelle Huppert is set to return to the Golden Globe stage, this time as a presenter. Huppert won Best Actress – Drama last year for... Read More
My Picks for the Best Films and Performances of 2017
Hey look, another Top 10 list. But wait, there’s more! Thinking about the films that I loved this year it was those that challenged me... Read More
‘Get Out’ Wins Best Picture from the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS)
After earning six nominations from the Online Film Critics Society earlier this month, Get Out has emerged as the group’s Best Picture of 2017, also... Read More
2018 Oscars: Foreign Language Film – The Cases for Israel’s FOXTROT and Hungary’s ON BODY AND SOUL
Last week, we kicked off our new Foreign Language Film analysis series now that the shortlist is out. Over the next three weeks, we’ll be... Read More
‘Three Billboards’ Leads North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri led the North Carolina Film Critics Association nominations with six today, with an added prize of the Ken Hanke Memorial Tar... Read More
Interview: Ann Marie Fleming on why WINDOW HORSES is one of the year’s most timely animated features in the Oscar race
At a time where multiple nations are battling xenophobia and striving to achieve tolerance and cultural exchange, Asian-Canadian filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming brings an animated... Read More
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: ‘Dunkirk’ Best Pic, Director; Timothée Chalamet a double winner
The Florida Film Critics Circle has announced its winners for the best films and cinematic performances of 2017 and the awards were, like last year, pretty... Read More
‘Get Out’ Leads 2017 Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (CIFCC) Nominations
Capping off their second year as a recognized awards-voting body, the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle has announced their nominees for the second annual CIFCC... Read More
‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ Tops 2017 Nevada Film Critics Society Awards
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was named Best Film of 2017 by The Nevada Film Critics Society. The film also won Best Supporting Actor for Sam... Read More
Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Winners: ‘Sinners’ Rules with 8 
Interview: How Brothers Jacobi and Noah Jupe Became the Heart of ‘Hamnet’ 
Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 15 
Golden Globe Nomination Reactions: Michael B. Jordan, Carrie Coon, Eva Victor and More