2018 Oscars: Who Are the Frontrunners Now?
The Oscar nominations are in, giving us some solid intel as well as provided us with some questions that only the next phase of awards... 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.
2017-2018 Build by Guild: Creating a Best Picture Winner
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Best Picture Oscar nominees are out and we also have the beginning of guild awards season underway with winners from... Read More
2018 Oscars: The Snubs, the Surprises, the Facts and the Stats
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards have been announced and what, did you not expect some shocking snubs and surprise... Read More
90th Academy Awards Oscar Nominations
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, just one shy of the record. Dunkirk was next with 8, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,... Read More
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Nominations: Baby, Baby, Baby
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) are always the last guild to reveal nominations and they can often give us the final clues to those... Read More
2018 Razzie Awards Nominations: Brace Your Sinks
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 38th edition of the Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) have announced their nominations for the worst in 2017 film and... Read More
PGA and SAG Split and We Finally Have a Race on the Eve of Oscar Nominations
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Screen Actors Guild voted Three Billboards. The Producers Guild voted The Shape of Water. The Globes voted Three Billboards. The... Read More
‘Three Billboards,’ ‘Big Little Lies,’ ‘This Is Us’ Win Top Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has won the Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture, positioning itself for Best... Read More
2018 Oscars: Final Foreign Language Film Predictions
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] What a pleasure it has been to write about so many wonderful films from so many countries. Ever since September 2017,... Read More
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sets Record at 15th International Cinephile Society (ICS) Nominations
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The International Cinephile Society (ICS), of which I am a voting member, has announced the nominations for its 15th season and... Read More
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