Update on AwardsWatch/Awardsworthy forums
I know that many of you have been waiting for this announcement for a while and I appreciate your patience while the forums have been closed to new and non-registered members. As of today, the AwardsWatch forums are no more but…they still live.
The forums themselves have split to become their own entity – they are now awardsworthy.org and are open for business. If you had a member account with the AwardsWatch forums before your same login will work there. In fact, the forums won’t look very different at all so the transition should be a smooth one. The one difference is that you must register an account to view them, so no more lurking guests.
This separation was and is an amicable one and while born out of necessity, is for all intents and purposes the same old forums. They are just not owned, managed or run by me.
Once you log into awardsworthy.org with your old AW login details (or register a new account), you’ll be taken to a page to begin your journey. There you can tweak the setting to view the forums in multiple formats and theme styles as you see fit.
Again, thank you for your patience in this process. Have fun!
[UPDATE]: In late April 2026, the awardsworthy forums were permanently hacked so if you were a member there, you’ll need to sign up again but the URL is the same. Note: Gmail accounts take a bit longer to get approved but usually no more than a few days. Enjoy!
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.
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