2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December) – Viola Davis Still On Top
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We have the same lineup this month as last month, and in the same order as well. Viola Davis (Fences) still... 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.
Hacksaw Ridge, Moonlight, Silence and Zootopia Among American Film Institute (AFI) Top 10 of 2016
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The American Film Institute (AFI) has chosen its Top 10 Films and Television shows of 2016. MOVIES OF THE YEAR ARRIVAL... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (December) – Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali is the new #1
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In perhaps the biggest shakeup of any Oscar predictions this month, former Best Supporting Actor reigning champ Liam Neeson (Silence) has... Read More
Oscar First: Drag Race Star Kelly Mantle Official Eligible in BOTH Supporting Acting Oscar Categories
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kelly Mantle, a former contender on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has been approved for consideration to be nominated as both Best Supporting... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results – December 2016
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Here are the Forum Oscar Poll Results for December 2016 with La La Land tops for Best Picture and Director, Casey... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December) – Emma Stone Leads but Isabelle Huppert is Coming
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Emma Stone (La La Land) has broken from last month’s tie at #1 to own the top spot all to herself,... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December) – Casey Affleck Dominates; Andrew Garfield x 2 Could Be a Problem
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’re just a week into critics’ awards for 2016 and already Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) is dominating. Winning citations... Read More
AFI Top 10 Predictions (Film): La La Land, Moonlight, Manchester, Sully are Safe
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Right now, La La Land, Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea seem the safest. Outside of that is where it... Read More
LAFCA Screenplay winner ‘The Lobster’ not Writers Guild (WGA) eligible plus Lion, Elle, Toni Erdmann
LAFCA Screenplay winner ‘The Lobster’ not Writers Guild (WGA) eligible plus Lion, Elle, Toni Erdmann
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As first reported (exclusively) by Variety, several high-profile Oscar contenders will not find a boost from the Writers Guild of America... Read More
2017 Oscars: Eagle Huntress, 13TH, O.J.: Made in America, I Am Not Your Negro in Contention for the Documentary Feature Oscar
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in... Read More
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