Oscar Podcast #47: Post-Golden Globe winners; BAFTA, PGA, DGA Nominations
In this 47th Oscar podcast, Gold Rush Gang member Júlia and I have a lot to discuss. The Golden Globes were last week and brought... 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.
2017 Oscars: New Format to be Used for Oscar Nomination Announcement
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When the Oscar nominations are announced on January 24th, there will be a dramatic departure from the format that we’ve been... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: La La Leads, But Could Moonlight or Manchester Still Upset?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] It’s Friday, January 13th, a scary day for some but for none more than for Oscar hopefuls as today at 5pm... Read More
2016-2017 Awards Tracker – The Critics
In this January 13th, 2017 Awards Tracker update, Moonlight and La La Land are neck and neck with each other for Best Picture wins, as are... Read More
Georgia Film Critics Association: Moonlight Wins Best Pic, Affleck and Portman Take Actor and Actress
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Georgia Film Critics Association has anointed Moonlight the Best Picture of 2016 as well as wins for Supporting Actor (Mahershala... Read More
‘Moonlight’ Leads Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics (GALECA) Dorian Awards Nominations
Moonlight Leads with 7 Nominations, La La Land Earns Six Portman, Huppert, Bening Among Actress Award Hopefuls Sing Street, Captain Fantastic in Unsung Film Race... Read More
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Nominations: Chazelle, Davis, Jenkins, Lonergan and Villeneuve
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Directors Guild of America (DGA), the last major guild of the season, has spoken and the helmers of Arrival, La... Read More
‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘The Dressmaker,’ ‘La La Land’ Receive Costume Designers Guild Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Costume Designers Guild, which breaks its nominees to groupings like Contemporary, Period and Fantasy, has given us a truly wide... Read More
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Nominations: Silence nabs its first major guild nom; Bradford Young is 1st African-American ever nominated
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) nominations are out and Martin Scorsese’s religious epic Silence has finally grabbed a major guild... Read More
‘Cameraperson’ Wins Cinema Eye Honors’ Best Nonfiction Film Award
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After dominating the majority critics awards this season, O.J.: Made in America was bested by Kristen Johnson’s Cameraperson at the 10th... Read More
41st Casting Society Artios Awards (CSA): ‘Sinners,’ ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio’ and More 
César Awards: ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Wins Best Film; Richard Linklater Becomes Second American-born Filmmaker to Win Best Director 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films