AwardsWatch - oscars 2019

Can the Academy Save Itself From Itself?

Erik Anderson February 14, 2019

It was one thing that film fans and Oscar fans alike joined forces to decry the Academy’s decision to move four categories – Cinematography, Film... Read More

Alexander Valley Film Society’s Oscar Red Carpet Fundraiser

Erik Anderson February 11, 2019

Living in a small town, away from LA and the glitz and glam of Hollywood, I’m always supportive of my local film festivals, be it... Read More

Oscars: Full breakdown of speech length for 2018 Oscar winners

Erik Anderson February 8, 2019

Earlier this week I detailed what it would take to get to a 3-hour Oscar telecast (and why I think they shouldn’t do it) that... Read More

2019 Oscars: Awkwafina, Chris Evans, Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig, Tessa Thompson among first round of Oscars presenters

Erik Anderson February 4, 2019

First 2019 Oscar presenters announced: Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson,... Read More

Oscar Podcast #71: FINAL Oscar nominations predictions with guest Will Mavity

Erik Anderson January 17, 2019

Here it is. The FINAL Oscar nominations predictions podcast and, as usual, it’s a big one. I am joined by Will Mavity of Next Best... Read More

BREAKING: Kevin Hart Is OUT as Oscars Host

Erik Anderson December 6, 2018

Kevin Hart has stepped down as the host of the 91st Academy Awards, a job he held for two days. When The Academy pressed the... Read More

20 Advance in Visual Effects Oscar Race: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Isle of Dogs,’ ‘Mary Poppins,’ more

Erik Anderson December 3, 2018

20 films will compete for a Visual Effects Oscar nomination, the Academy announced today. They include Black Panther, Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns and... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2018

Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali not only holds onto his #1 spot, he’s starting to look like a lock. Along with the Toronto International Film... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2018

The predictions for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and Foreign Language Film have been live for a month (you can always check back here to see... Read More

Oscar Podcast #68: Fall festivals post-mortem and more with guest Kristy Puchko