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Anora wins best picture at Oscars 2025
Sean Baker’s Anora, starring Mikey Madison as a sex worker who has a whirlwind ill-fated romance with the spoilt son of a Russian oligarch, takes home the night’s biggest prize.
Baker has long been feted as a highly talented indy filmmaker who champions outsiders but now he’s firmly on the inside with this Academy Award win, which first came to wider attention when it picked up the coveted Palme d’Or at Cannes last year.
Baker, who also wrote, edited and produced the film, created the part of Ani (Anora) especially for Madison, describing her as ‘so unique’ in an interview with the BBC.
The other nominees in the best picture categories were:
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part Two
- Emilia Pérez
- I’m Still Here
- Nickel Boys
- The Substance
- Wicked
[BBC]