Kansas City Film Critics Circle Winners: Manchester by Sea is Best Film, Director, Actor
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Manchester by the Sea won Best Film from the Kansas City Film Critics Circle, the 2nd oldest critics group in the... 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.
2016-2017 Awards Tracker – The Critics
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Keeping track of who wins what from what group can be confusing so here is a handy-dandy graphic that details the... Read More
2017 Oscars: What You Need to Know about the Foreign Language Film Oscar Finalists
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When the Academy announced the shortlist of nine films eligible for a Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination next month, plenty of gasps... Read More
Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Chooses Moonlight as Best Pic, Jenkins and Chazelle Tie in Best Director
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Phoenix Critics Circle (not the Phoenix Film Critics Society) have chosen their winners for the best in film for 2016. Moonlight... Read More
2017 Oscars: Kubo, Jungle Book Among 10 Films to Move on in Visual Effects Oscar Race
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the shortlist for the visual effects race. The Jungle Book, Captain America:... Read More
Las Vegas Critics Go Ga-Ga for La La Land
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] La La Land danced its way into the hearts of Las Vegas Film Critics, taking home seven awards including; Best Picture,... Read More
Manchester by the Sea Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea leads all films in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s international section with six nominations. Lonergan’s subtle... Read More
Black Reel Awards Nominations: Moonlight Leads with 13
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight continued its critics’ nomination domination with a field-best 13 nominations from the Black Reel Awards. That included three nominations in... Read More
Chicago Film Critics Choose Moonlight as 2016’s Best Picture
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Chicago Film Critics Association has announced their winners for the best in film for 2016 and Moonlight is their Best... Read More
2017 Oscars: 9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar® Race; Elle, Neruda Snubbed
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for... Read More
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