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FINAL Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY and LIVE-ACTION SHORT

Erik Anderson February 19, 2019

There’s a wealth of sadness, depravity and dreariness in many of the nominees in the short film categories with a few rays of light that... Read More

FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE

Erik Anderson February 19, 2019

It’s hard to bet against a film that’s so utterly dominated nearly all precursors and that’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. I know people want to... Read More

FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS

Erik Anderson February 19, 2019

This will be between Avengers: Infinity War, which won the Visual Effects Society’s top prize and First Man, which took the group’s supporting visual effects... Read More

FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Erik Anderson February 19, 2019

A complicated category in a banner year for documentaries with precursor wins going to films not even nominated. PGA and DGA went to Won’t You... Read More

Oscar Podcast #73: FINAL Oscar winner predictions with guest Amanda Spears, creator of the #PresentAll24 movement

Erik Anderson February 18, 2019

Welcome to the AwardsWatch Final Oscar Winner Predictions Podcast! I am honored to be joined by Amanda Spears, the creator of the #PresentAll24 hashtag and... Read More

2019 Oscars details including the set, ‘celebrity’ guests, performance by Queen and Adam Lambert

Erik Anderson February 18, 2019

With just six days until the 91st Academy Awards, the dust is still settling on the most controversial and mistake-riddled Oscar season in memory. With... Read More

Golden Reel Awards: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ top Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) winners

Erik Anderson February 17, 2019

Bohemian Rhapsody and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse each took home two top MPSE Golden Reel Awards tonight, further boosting their guild totals for the season.... Read More

WGA Awards: ‘Eighth Grade,’ ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ make history

Erik Anderson February 17, 2019

Just when you thought this awards season couldn’t get any stranger, the Writer Guild of America did something that’s never happened in the WGA history... Read More

Writers Guild (WGA) Predictions: ‘Green Book’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ should prevail

Erik Anderson February 17, 2019

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) will weigh in tonight on adapted and original screenplays in feature film, documentary and television and it could be... Read More