2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December Part 2) – Saoirse Ronan rises
Saoirse Ronan rises. The two-time Oscar nominee (at only age 23) is the new president of the new Best Actress chart. With Lady Bird performing... 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 ACTOR (December Part 2) – Oldman still tops but Kaluuya is coming
Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) is an unmovable force in Best Actor as he notches another month at the top of the chart. But the big... Read More
The OCEAN’S 8 trailer is here and it’s awesome
Glitz, glamour and bad ass women. What more could you want? The first trailer for next summer’s Ocean’s 8 is here and it’s a blast. Sandra... Read More
2018 Oscars: ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Dunkirk’ Among 141 Scores Eligible for Original Score Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 141 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations... Read More
2018 Oscars: 70 Songs from ‘Coco,’ ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘The Greatest Showman’ and more to Compete for Original Song Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 70 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations... Read More
‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Okja,’ ‘The Shape of Water’ Among 10 Films in the Hunt for the Visual Effects Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 90th... Read More
2017 Seattle Film Critics Society Winners: Get Out Best Pic; Day-Lewis, Ronan, Dafoe, Metcalf pick up acting wins
The Seattle Film Critics Society has given Get Out their Best Picture of 2017 prize and well as Best Ensemble Cast. Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird... Read More
‘Three Billboards’ Wins Big with Las Vegas Critics
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society went all in on Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri today, giving the film five wins including Best Picture, Best... Read More
Black Film Critics Circle Goes for Mudbound, Get Out, Three Billboards
The Black Film Critics Circle have awarded Mudbound their Best Film of 2017, also giving the film wins for Supporting Actress (Mary J. Blige), Adapted... Read More
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
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