2015 Oscars: 20 Films Submitted for Animated Feature Oscar®
LOS ANGELES, CA – Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 87th Academy Awards®. Big name films... 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 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS – Julianne Moore (Still Alice) Gets a Perfect Score
When you’re a lock, you’re a lock. Julianne Moore (Still Alice) now has a perfect score of 50 with the Gold Rush Gang, meaning all... Read More
2015 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR – Redmaynia Sweeps the Gold Rush Gang
Just as it did in the Best Picture predictions, The Theory of Everything steamrolls into Best Actor with Eddie Redmayne rocketing past Steve Carell to... Read More
2015 Oscars: Box Office and November Releases – Interstellar, The Theory of Everything & The Imitation Game
Continuing our series that began last month, Jonathan Boehle investigates what the November box office holds for the month’s crop of Oscar contenders, including a... Read More
2015 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR – The Rise of Morten Tyldum
As with the November Best Picture predictions, the Gold Rush Gang’s thoughts on Best Director follow suit. That means Boyhood, Birdman and The Imitation Game... Read More
TRAILER: Two new trailers and poster for ‘A Most Violent Year’
A24 has dropped a new trailer for the much-anticipated J.C. Chandor film A Most Violent Year, starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac. The film, which... Read More
2015 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE – The Theory of Everything Surges as Selma Falls Hard
What a difference a month makes. After a mixed test screening of Selma, attended by AwardsWatch members, the Gold Rush Gang (and the forum members... Read More
2014 British Independent Film Awards Nominations (BIFA)
With a total of nine nominations, the Jack O’Connell starring film, ’71, led the field this morning for the 17th British Independent Film Awards nominations.... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results – October 2014: Boyhood, Birdman and The Imitation Game are Solid as Selma Takes a Tumble
BEST PICTURE The top 3 continue to dominate here while Foxcatcher and Gone Girl both take a hit. The lack of confidence in the timing... Read More
134 Films to Compete for Documentary Feature Oscar
A whopping 134 films are in contention for the Documentary Feature Oscar this year. A big number to be sure, but down a bit from... Read More
Producers Guild (PGA) and Screen Actors Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Predictions: More ‘One Battle’ vs ‘Sinners’ Provide the Final Showdowns Before Oscar 
‘Mint’ Review: Ambition Outpaces Impact in ‘Snapper’ Director Charlotte Regan’s Stylish BBC Crime Drama Series [C+] Berlinale 
‘17’ Review: Kosara Mitić’s Devastating Debut Exposes the Cost of Silence and Complicity [B] Berlinale 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Top Awards