2016 Honorary Oscars: Jackie Chan, Anne V. Coates, Lynn Stalmaster, Frederick Wiseman
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The recipients of this year’s Honorary Oscars are a worldwide martial arts superstar, an Oscar-winning film editor, one of the most... 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.
43rd Telluride Film Festival Lands Manchester, Moonlight and Sully
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Unlike most film festivals that announce their lineups sometimes months in advance, the Telluride Film Festival is unique in that it... Read More
60th BFI London Film Festival: Lion, Arrival, A Monster Calls and much more
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 60th BFI London Film Festival has announced its films this morning and they feature some familiar faces of the already... Read More
2016 Emmy Predictions: Lead Actress in a Drama Series
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Unlike Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Lead Actress seems all but locked and done. Or is it? Looking at the... Read More
2016 Emmy Predictions: Lead Actor in a Drama Series
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Lead Actor in a Drama Series is proving to be one of the more open categories this year. Despite Kevin Spacey... Read More
Warren Beatty’s ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ to open AFI Fest
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Warren Beatty’s first film in 18 years will open the 2016 AFI Fest which runs from November 10-17. Beatty received the AFI... Read More
2016 Emmy Predictions: Guest Actor and Actress in a Drama and Comedy Series
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The winners of the Guest acting categories, as usual, will be handed out during the Creative Arts ceremony being held a... Read More
2017 Oscars: SPC’s ‘Miles Ahead’ and ‘Maggie’s Plan’ First Screeners of the Season
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Maybe it’s first predictions, maybe it’s the first of the fall festivals but I usually like to think the real... Read More
2016 Emmys: Juried Winners for Animation Include Adventure Time, He Named Me Malala
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Television Academy has announced the juried award winners in animation for the 68th Emmy Awards, which will be given out... Read More
2016 MTV Video Music Awards: The WINNERS
“Lemonade” Takes Home Eight Moonmen in Total; BEYONCÉ Recreates Groundbreaking Visual Album with Surprise Performance Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 148 – ‘Peeping Tom’ (Powell, 1960) 
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival top Open with Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite,’ Announces Special Guests and Recipients of 2026 Emerging Critics Grant 
The 79th Cannes Film Festival Lineup is Here, With A Strong Global Slate of Films from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Cristian Mungiu, Jane Schoenbrun, and More 
Laura Dern, Carol Burnett, Cameron Crowe Added to TCM Classic Film Festival; Rare ‘Letty Lynton’ Restoration Set