MOONLIGHT Wins Top Honors from Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics (GALECA)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated Moonlight earned six wins from the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) today, tying... 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.
Producers Guild of America (PGA) Preview: It’s La La Land’s to Lose
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] This time last year I was predicting The Revenant to win the Producers Guild of America’s top honor while the rest... Read More
2017 Oscar Nominations: The Video Announcements
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] There were a lot of mixed feelings about the Oscar nomination presentation yesterday. Most seemed to feel the pre-recorded elements were... Read More
Verhoeven’s ELLE, Ozon’s FRANTZ Lead 42nd César Awards Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Newly-minted Oscar nominee Isabelle Huppert and her film Elle led the nominations for the 42nd César Awards, the French Academy Awards.... Read More
2017 Oscar Nominations: From Viola Davis to Kubo to Mica Levi – Trivia, Stats and Fun Facts
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ok, here’s the fun stuff, the part of the Oscars I really live for; the facts, figures, statistics, history, and records... Read More
2017 Oscar Nominations: La La Land Ties All-Time Record with 14
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Well, it happened. La La Land defied some odds and hit 14 nominations today, tying it with the all-time Oscar record.... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results – FINAL Oscar Nomination Predictions
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Here are the FINAL results of the Forum Oscar Polls in the top 8 categories for the 2017 Oscars, listed in... Read More
Oscar Podcast #48: FINAL Oscar Nomination Predictions
Ok folks, get comfortable. This 48th Oscar podcast, our final Oscar predictions podcast before the nominations are announced on Tuesday the 24th is epic. 3h... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: FINAL Predictions in ALL Categories (January 20)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Since the Best Picture expansion and preferential ballot usage in 2011 that would give us 5-10 nominees, we haven’t had either... Read More
Critics Choice/Golden Globe/Screen Actors Guild/BAFTA: Who’s Got Them All
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Here we are again; looking at the list of which performers have hit all four major precursors: Critics’ Choice, The Golden... 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