2017 Oscar Predictions: SOUND EDITING AND SOUND MIXING (June)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The release of the trailer early last month for Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, a film that includes wartime elements and fighting that... 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.
Forum Oscar Poll Results: June 2016 – Billy Lynn Makes a Move, Meryl Streep Sings a Familiar Tune
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Forum Oscar Poll Results for June 2016 are in and we’re starting to see some changes over the first few... Read More
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Luca Guadagnino, director of the visionary, modern classics I Am Love and A Bigger Splash (which is in theaters now) is... Read More
Jessica Chastain Means Business in Poster for Gun-Control Thriller ‘Miss Sloane’
The poster for Jessica Chastain’s gun-control drama Miss Sloane was released today, just a few weeks after the film wrapped principal photography. Directed by John... Read More
2016 Emmy Predictions (May)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The May predictions for the 2016 Emmys from The Emmy Experts are here and you’ll see a lot of unity amongst... Read More
Frameline 40 Unveils Full Roster of Queer Cinema for San Francisco LGBTQ Film Festival
After revealing the Opening and Closing Night films of the 40th San Francisco LGBTQ International Film Festival last month, Frameline has unveiled the full list... Read More
Oscar Podcast #39: Cannes Post-Mortem – Dolan, Sonia Braga, Ken Loach and a Defensive Jury
In this 39th Oscar podcast, Gold Rush Gang member Júlia Albuquerque and I break down the winners and losers at this year’s Cannes Film Festival... Read More
Emmy Podcast #12: Drama and Comedy Category Predictions
In our last Emmy Podcast, Vox.com’s Todd VanDerWerff and I broke down the TV Movie and Limited Series predictions and got a little bit into the Drama... Read More
2016 BET Award Nominations: Drake Leads with 9, Beyoncé and Rihanna Grab 5
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The BET Awards nominations have been announced and Drake leads the field with 9 nominations. Beyoncé and Rihanna came in with... Read More
2016 Cannes: I, Daniel Blake Wins Palme, Andrea Arnold Wins Third Jury Prize
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake took home the coveted Palme D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It is Loach’s... Read More
‘La Mas Dulce’ Review: Laïla Marrakchi Gives Visibility to Morocco’s Invisible Workers [B] Cannes 
‘Garance’ Review: Jeanne Herry’s Underwhelming Alcoholic Actress Vehicle Deters the Turbulently Brilliant Adèle Exarchopoulos [C] Cannes 
‘Clarissa’ Review: Sophie Okonedo Gets the Flowers Herself in Modern Day ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ [B+] Cannes 
‘Full Phil’ Review: Kristen Stewart is in Peak Form in Quentin Dupieux’s Manic Father-Daughter Comedy [C+] Cannes