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‘Anora’s Sean Baker, Mikey Madison & Cast On Making An Indie Oscar Breakthrough And Doing “Things We’re Told We Can’t Do Anymore”
Anora’s Sean Baker, Mikey Madison & Cast On Making An Indie Oscar Breakthrough And Doing “Things We’re Told We Can’t Do Anymore”
Anora Director Sean Baker REVEALS How His Oscar-Nominated Film Came to Be; ‘It Was This Idea...'
Sean Baker’s 2024 indie rom-com Anora marked his Oscars breakthrough with a double nomination. The movie follows Ani (Mickey Madison), who works at a strip club until she suddenly marries a rich, young Russian client.
Sean Baker breaks down four key scenes from ‘Anora’: "I always encourage my actors to improvise"
Anora depicts events leading up to - and spiralling down from - an extraordinary set of nuptials. Filmmaker Sean Baker reveals all to Screen about the creation of four key scenes.
How ‘Anora’ Filmmaker Sean Baker Pulled Off an Oscar Feat That’s Happened Only a Few Times in History
On Thursday, however, Anora filmmaker Sean Baker pulled off the rare hat trick-plus-one — he landed noms for director, picture, original screenplay and editing.
Anora star Mikey Madison: Oscar talk is 'overwhelming and amazing'
In many ways Anora feels like a fairy tale. Except that the film's title character - Ani to her friends - is a stripper and occasional sex worker. And her Prince Charming is the spoiled son of a Russian oligarch.
‘It’s All or Nothing for Me’: How Mikey Madison Gave Her Powder Keg Performance in ‘Anora’
TheWrap magazine: "I don’t like to do anything halfway," says the soft-spoken actress whose turn as a sex worker earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress The post ‘It’s All or Nothing for Me’: How Mikey Madison Gave Her Powder Keg Performance in ‘Anora’ appeared first on TheWrap.
Why Brady Corbet, Sean Baker and Coralie Fargeat Were the Only Directors Who Could Make Their Best Picture Nominees
The directors of ‘The Substance,’ ‘Anora’ and ‘The Brutalist’ offer unique perspectives to set apart their films in the Oscar ...
How Mikey Madison charmed Hollywood
At 25, Anora’s enigmatic lead could become the youngest best actress winner in over a decade. She’s just trying to enjoy the ...
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Sean Baker’s “Anora” is a stellar depiction of the human experience
Beautifully shifting between humor, pain and love, highlighting subtleties of socioeconomic power and hierarchy, “Anora” ...
How ‘Anora,' ‘The Brutalist' and More Oscar-Nominated Screenplays Explore the Corrupting Influence of Capitalism
Historically speaking, awards season almost always feels like a war between art and commerce - even if the victor just comes ...
‘Anora’ Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations With Five Nods
Sean Baker’s screwball comedy will face other multiple nominees like ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘A Real Pain’ and ‘A Complete Unknown.’ ...
Oscars Best Original Screenplay breakdown: ‘Anora' is the favorite, but a potential spoiler lurks
Since the start of the millennium, there have been some especially strong Best Original Screenplay winners. It’s an ...
‘Anora’ Breakout Yura Borisov on His First U.S. Film and Director Sean Baker: ‘There Was a Lot of Freedom’
“I saw him in ‘Compartment No. 6’ at Cannes in 2021 and immediately fell in love — I could just see what an amazing actor he was,” says the director, who cites Spike Lee as his influence for his ...
Take That to Perform ‘Anora’ Hit at BAFTA Awards, Jeff Goldblum to Play Piano for In Memoriam
British boyband Take That will take to the stage on Sunday, Feb. 16 and perform their number one single "Greatest Day", ...