2015 Oscars Poll: Which Five Foreign Language Film Finalists Will Be Oscar Nominated?
The finalists for the Foreign Language Film Oscar are in and not without some surprising inclusions (the Golden Globe-nominated Tangerines from Estonia) and some shocking... 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.
2015 Oscars: 9 Finalists for Foreign Language Film Oscar – ‘Mommy’ and ‘Two Days, One Night’ Snubbed
2015 Oscars: 9 Finalists for Foreign Language Film Oscar – ‘Mommy’ and ‘Two Days, One Night’ Snubbed
The voting committee for the Foreign Language Film Oscar have voted and nine films will compete for a nomination at the 87th Academy Awards. On... Read More
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We’re nearing the end of this series, we think. How many critics organizations can be left, right? Well, they are starting to throw us curveballs... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Annie’ (2014)
It’s been three decades since the last time we saw Annie on the big screen and with a winking poke at the traditionally (white) red-headed... Read More
Critics roundup, part 4: Beyond our borders
For this installment of our roundup series, we look across US borders to some international critics organizations, more specifically those in Toronto and London, but... Read More
Critics roundup, part 3: Super Monday!
Critics of America, what is this? This is not the general election. Is this your Super Monday? On Monday, seemingly all critics group collectively decided... Read More
Chicago Film Critics Pick ‘Boyhood’ for Best Picture
Boyhood notches another Best Picture win, this time with the Chicago Film Critics Association. The group also awarded the film their Best Director and Best... Read More
‘Into the Woods’ Out of Makeup & Hairstyling Oscar Shortlist
As shocking as it may seem for a movie with Rapunzel’s hair and wicked witch old age makeup, the Sondheim movie musical was snubbed in... Read More
‘Nightcrawler’ Dominates San Diego Critics with 7 Wins
In what can only be described as a massive sweep, Open Road Films‘s Nightcrawler laid waste to everyone and everything today as the San Diego Film... Read More
2014 BFCA’s Critics’ Choice Nominations: Unbroken Reborn
The Broadcast Film Critics Association, comprised of 240 entertainment journalists from television, radio and the web, dropped their 2014 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards nominations this... Read More
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