2018 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (December Part 1)
Blade Runner 2049 and Phantom Thread lead the Production Design and Costume Design predictions, respectively, once again and with a stranglehold on those #1 spots.... 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.
Dunkirk, Shape of Water lead 2017 Washington DC Critics Nominations
Dunkirk and The Shape of Water led the 2017 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association’s nominations this week with seven apiece including Best Film and... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (December Part 1)
Dunkirk remains the strong frontrunner for Film Editing (but Get Out is gaining fast) and increases its lead in Cinematography over Blade Runner 2049 just... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (December Part 1)
We’re just about a week away from the announcement of the nine finalists for Foreign Language Film so this will be our last predictions for... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (December Part 1)
Disney/Pixar’s Coco remains atop the chart for Animated Feature this month, as it has every month. The Breadwinner stays solid at #2 and although The... Read More
The Florida Project, Frances McDormand, Baby Driver Top Detroit Film Critics Picks
Sean Baker’s The Florida Project was the big winner from the Detroit Film Critics this morning, winning Best Film, director for Baker and Supporting Actor... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: THE SCREENPLAYS (December Part 1)
Call Me By Your Name remains atop the Adapted Screenplay list and really, why wouldn’t it? Not only is it a major Best Picture contender... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December Part 1)
Despite her wins at the National Board of Review and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) is still in second place to Allison Janney (I,... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December Part 1)
After months of moving the puzzle pieces around for Best Supporting Actor between Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards) and Michael Stuhlbarg... Read More
Critics’ Choice Movie and Television Award Nominations; Shape of Water tops Film, Feud: Bette and Joan leads TV
The Shape of Water led the 23rd Critics’ Choice Award nominations today with 14, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress while fellow Best... Read More
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