2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (December Part 2) – Nolan Still Reigns
Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) is nothing if not consistent. Despite the turn-up in Best Picture he retains his #1 spot in Best Director. But, as in... 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.
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (December Part 2) – Get Out is #1
Since we started Best Picture predictions for this season, Dunkirk has mostly been atop the chart with stealth contenders Get Out and Lady Bird in the top 10 but not making... Read More
Utah Film Critics Association Winners: ‘A Ghost Story’ is Best Pic, Andy Serkis wins another Best Actor prize
Some wild picks and surprises with the Utah Film Critics Association as David Lowery’s A Ghost Story wins Best Picture (and Lowery a runner-up for... Read More
2017 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Nominations: The Shape of Water Leads with 8
The Shape of Water once again dominated a critics’ group’s nominations as the Online Film Critics Group announced theirs today and gave the film 8... Read More
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Love Get Out, The Shape of Water, Call Me By Your Name
The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) has chosen Get Out as the Best Picture of 2017. The film also won the group’s Original Screenplay... Read More
St. Louis Film Critics Association (STLFCA) Winners: The Shape of Water with 5
The Shape of Water was the big winner from the St. Louis Film Critics Association (STLFCA) today, taking five awards including Best Film, Best Director... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Get Out’ rocket to the top of new Oscar predictions
What a difference a week makes in awards season. Just 11 days ago the mid-December Best Picture predictions came out with Dunkirk atop the chart... Read More
2018: Foreign Language Film Shortlist: ‘The Square,’ ‘In the Fade’ In; ‘BPM,’ Angelina Jolie Snubbed
2018: Foreign Language Film Shortlist: ‘The Square,’ ‘In the Fade’ In; ‘BPM,’ Angelina Jolie Snubbed
The nine films that will compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar have been revealed and it’s never without huge surprises. While many films, such... Read More
SAG Noms: Where is the Race Now?
The Screen Actors Guild nominations gave us another piece of the Oscar puzzle today. Some of it made things much clearer while some of it... Read More
Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Love The Shape of Water
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) gave The Shape of Water five awards today, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. Gary Oldman... Read More
Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Winners: ‘Sinners’ Rules with 8 
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Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 15 
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