AwardsWatch - Oscars

2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR – May 2015

Erik Anderson May 6, 2015

Can Leonardo DiCaprio ever catch a break? Every time it seems he has the role that will net him that elusive Oscar (this year it’s... Read More

2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS – May 2015

Erik Anderson May 5, 2015

It’s only May but we already have a fierce battle in Best Actress. Is anyone surprised? Very recent previous Oscar winners Cate Blanchett in Carol... Read More

Oscar Podcast #25: The Danish Girl, Joy and Sicario with special guest Nathaniel Rogers from The Film Experience

Erik Anderson May 4, 2015

In this podcast, Gold Rush Gang members Chris Pepper, Jason Osiason and myself welcome Nathaniel Rogers from The Film Experience to the show. We start... Read More

2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE – May 2015

Erik Anderson May 4, 2015

The top five films in the race for Best Picture, according to the Gold Rush Gang, haven’t changed since last month but the placements for... Read More

Oscar Podcast #24: A New Season Begins with Carol and Joy and the Dying Girl

Erik Anderson April 11, 2015

It’s a new Oscar season (yes, in April) and we’re back with the Awardswatch Oscar Podcast. This year saw some shakeup in the Gold Rush... Read More

Forum Oscar Poll Results: March 2015 – Joy to the World, Let the Carol-ing Begin

Erik Anderson April 4, 2015

No, it’s not Christmas but two female-led films are jingling all the way up to the top of the Awardswatch Forum Oscar Polls. Joy, starring... Read More

2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (Joy, Carol, Bridge of Spies, The Revenant, The Danish Girl) – April

Erik Anderson March 30, 2015

We’ve got the first set of predictions from the all new Gold Rush Gang hot off the presses for you and five films have started... Read More

2016 Oscars: BEST ACTRESS Contenders (Blanchett, Moore, Lawrence, Kidman, Roberts!)

Erik Anderson February 26, 2015

Next up in my 2016 Contenders list is BEST ACTRESS. Amazingly, we could be looking at the richest Best Actress slate in years, including the... Read More

2016 Oscars: BEST ACTOR Contenders (Gyllenhaal, Redmayne, Fassbender, Clooney, Cooper!)

Erik Anderson February 25, 2015

Since it’s never to late to start predicting the Oscars, we begin with likely contenders for Best Actor. There’s a wealth of strong possibilities here... Read More