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
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.
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
2017 Oscar Nomination Predictions: One Week Out
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards are just one week away and I’m getting very close to a final set... Read More
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
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
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]