2017 Oscars: If I Picked the Oscar Winners
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] This will be the inaugural year of ‘If I Picked the Oscars,’ where I will choose from the given nominees and... 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.
Oscar Podcast #51: FINAL Oscar Winner Predictions
Well, here we are. The last prediction podcast of the 2016-2017 Oscar season. I am joined by Gold Rush Gang members Kenneth and Evan for... Read More
AwardsWatch’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2016
It’s time for the annual 50 Favo(u)rite Performances list from AwardsWatch and this year features actors with multiple film mentions and films with two, three... Read More
Independent Spirit Award Winner Predictions: Will it be Moonlight or Manchester by the Sea?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards are this Saturday, the day before the Oscars as they traditionally do, and there are... Read More
La La Land, Hidden Figures, The Crown Score 2017 Costume Designers Guild Wins
Mary Zophres was double-nominated in two different categories (Contemporary for La La Land, where she won and Period for Hail, Caesar!) and Colleen Atwood... Read More
Mahershala Ali or Dev Patel – Why Supporting Actor Is So Tough This Year
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Every Oscar season us awards watchers generally find ourselves in two camps; getting bored or frustrated when everything seems inevitable and... Read More
What Does Moonlight’s WGA Win Mean for La La Land and Manchester by the Sea in the Oscars Original Screenplay Race?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight, from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, won the WGA Original Screenplay award last night, a coup of sorts since... Read More
Suicide Squad, Star Trek Beyond, Nocturnal Animals Among Makeup and Hairstyling Guild Award Winners
LA LA LAND, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, STAR TREK BEYOND and SUICIDE SQUAD Among Feature Film Winners at the 2017 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild AwardsWESTWORLD,... Read More
Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, Westworld Win Top Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Awards
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Hacksaw Ridge won two of the three top prizes from the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) guild’s 64th Golden Reel Awards... Read More
2017 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Winners: Moonlight Wins Original, Arrival Wins Adapted
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight, from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, won the Original Screenplay award, a coup of sorts since the film was... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN 
Interview: Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt on Capturing Memory in ‘Sentimental Value,’ Missing Robert Redford, and the Movies That Make Them Cry 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS 
2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Lineup: ‘Ready or Not 2,’ ‘I Love Boosters’ and the Return of David E. Kelley