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
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.
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
Toni Erdmann, Elle, Moonlight Top 14th International Cinephile Society (ICS) Awards Winners
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Maren Ade’s Oscar-nominated Toni Erdmann led the 2017 International Cinephile Society (ICS) awards today with five wins; Picture, Director, Actor, Original... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: Frontrunner Friday Sees Some Close Races in the Final Stretch
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’re just over a week away from the Oscars and as we head into the final stretch something surprising is happening.... Read More
Guild Preview and Predictions: Writers, Costumers, Makeup and Sound Pack Busy Weekend
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As we enter the final lap of what always seems like a non-stop campaign to Oscar night, the final guilds of... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 155 – ‘Batman Begins’ (Christopher Nolan, 2005) with Special Guest Bob Goochman 
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