First Trailer for Amazon Studios’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] One of the most anticipated films of the awards season has dropped its first trailer. Manchester by the Sea, from writer-director Kenneth... 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.
Room, Toni Erdmann, Julieta on 2016 European Film Awards Consideration List
50 films have been selected for consideration at the 29th European Film Awards, including Oscar winner Room (representing Ireland and starring Best Actress Brie Larson)... Read More
2016 Emmys: Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Another Win for Allison Janney or is Niecy Nash Going to Upset?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Allison Janney (Mom) looks poised to win her third Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy this year, according to AwardsWatch’s... Read More
2016 Emmys: Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Can Tony Hale Threepeat or is Louie Anderson a threat to win?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Is Tony Hale set for a three-peat in Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Veep? According to three of... Read More
New Trailer for ‘La La Land’ Features Original Song “Audition”
A new trailer for Damien Chazelle’s highly anticipated follow-up to Whiplash, La La Land, is here and with it a glimpse at another of the modern-day... Read More
Oscar Podcast #41: Examining Nate Parker, Rape and The Hollywood Bubble
On this 41st podcast our commentary is restricted to a single issue – the explosive week information regarding Nate Parker, the writer, star and director... Read More
Loving, Manchester by the Sea, Things to Come and Elle Set for MVFF39
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Some heavy hitters from the Sundance, Berlinale and Cannes Film Festivals are set to highlight the 39th Mill Valley Film Festival... Read More
TIFF16 Galas and Special Presentations: Bryan Cranston’s ‘Wakefield,’ Oscar Isaac’s ‘The Promise’
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2016 Toronto International Film Festival® has added two Galas and 14 Special Presentations to its highly anticipated Galas and Special Presentations... Read More
OFFICIAL International and US ‘Arrival’ Trailers plus 10 New Posters
The Arrival blitz from Paramount is hitting like an alien invasion after the first stills and teaser were released last week and now with an... Read More
2017 Screen Actors Guild Predictions – Film
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Predictions for the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations have become a much harder nut to crack recently. In 2012, SAG merged... 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 
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