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“For all its charm, Anora is a movie in which just about everybody’s fighting for survival, and they only ever manage to succeed when they start working together. Baker has made a number of pictures about sex workers, and he dedicated his award at Cannes to them. Why is he so fascinated with such settings and characters? I suspect it’s because their world crystallizes the transactional nature of so much of our lives.” — Bilge Ebiri, “It’s No Wonder That Everyone Falls for Anora”

  • gold rush Who Won Oscar Night? We know who won the Academy Awards, but here’s who notched victories after the ceremony. By Nate Jones
  • endings Anora’s Ending Is No Fairy Tale Are we seeing a rapturous consummation of two people’s growing feelings for each other, or a bittersweet commiseration? By A.A. Dowd
  • never tweet Who Really Won the Awards-Season Circuit? From GameDay selections to podcast appearances to Demi Moore’s dog, Pilaf, here’s what popped and what flopped on the awards-circuit press tours. By Fran Hoepfner

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  1. endings
    Anora’s Ending Is No Fairy TaleAre we seeing a rapturous consummation of two people’s growing feelings for each other, or a bittersweet commiseration?
    By A.A. Dowd
  2. never tweet
    Who Really Won the Awards-Season Circuit?From GameDay selections to podcast appearances to Demi Moore’s dog, Pilaf, here’s what popped and what flopped on the awards-circuit press tours.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  3. oscars 2025
    97th Oscars - Governors Ball
    Congratulations to That One Hot Anora ProducerWe see you, Alex Coco.
    By Emily Leibert
  4. on set
    The Real Russian Oligarch Family Who Built Anora’s MansionNot much seems to have changed in the 14,000-square-foot compound in Mill Basin since the Anisimov family moved out a decade ago.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  5. oscars 2025
    And the Oscar Goes to … SueHow Demi Moore lost the Best Actress award after staging a near-perfect career comeback.
    By Joe Reid
  6. oscars 2025
    The Oscars’ Most Pressing Cause This Year Was the Movies ThemselvesThis year’s ceremony was an inward-looking affair that found the industry foremost concerned with itself.
    By Alison Willmore
  7. the streaming blues
    97th Oscars - Show
    Hulu’s Oscars Stream Stopped Working Before Best PictureInterrupting Best Actress winner Mikey Madison as she accepted her award.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. highs and lows
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2025 OscarsHIGH: Conan! LOW: The Hulu feed cutting out just as Best Actress was announced. WHOA: Who in the writers’ room really loves The Wiz?
    By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Jackson McHenry
  9. records
    Sean Baker Makes Oscars History With AnoraAnora scored five wins total, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress for Mikey Madison.
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. awards season
    The 2025 Oscar Winners‘Anora’ took home five trophies.
    By Jason P. Frank
  11. press tourist
    Mikey Madison’s Road to Oscar GloryAnora’s breakout star went from virtual unknown to Oscar winner.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. a long talk
    A Night Out With the Strippers of Sean Baker’s AnoraThe breakout stars reflect on making it in Hollywood “not in spite of being a sex worker but because of it.”
    By Rachel Handler
  13. go big or go home
    Sean Baker’s Theatrical Crusade Marches On“I don’t know if I want to continue making movies if it’s just for television,” Baker said at the WGAs.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  14. movie review
    It’s No Wonder That Everyone Falls for AnoraSean Baker’s Anora latest is a movie about the way people look at each other, though it may not seem that way on the surface.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  15. fall fashion
    Anora Star Mikey Madison Is Having a Fairy-Tale YearAfter giving up competitive horseback riding to pursue acting, the Anora star won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
    By Ruth Madievsky
  16. nom noms
    23 Punhinged Oscars Watch-Party Menu IdeasWho’s bringing “A Confit Unknown”?
    By Rebecca Alter
  17. say cheese
    After-hours With the Oscars Class of 2025This year’s Academy Award nominees gathered for one more drink and smile before the season’s final showdown.
    By Bethy Squires
    Photographs by Myles Hendrik
  18. awards szn
    2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Press Room
    The 2025 Indie Spirit Award WinnersAnora finally gets what she deserves.
    By Bethy Squires
  19. gold rush
    Oscar Strategists Tell All!Voting for the 2025 Academy Awards has closed. Here’s how publicists feel about this season of winners and losers.
    By Nate Jones
  20. gold rush
    Anora’s Fairy Tale is Back on TrackBig wins at the Critics Choice, Directors Guild, and Producers Guild awards should have Sean Baker feeling good about his film’s Oscar prospects.
    By Joe Reid
  21. awards szn
    Don’t Write Anora’s Oscar Obituary Just YetHere’s how the 2025 Golden Globes impacted this year’s Oscar race.
    By Nate Jones
  22. awards chatter
    The 2025 Golden Globe NomineesEmilia Pérez leads with ten, and The Substance surprises with five.
    By Bethy Squires and Jason P. Frank
  23. awards szn
    The Film Independent Spirit Awards Saw the TV GlowI Saw the TV Glow and Anora lead the 2025 nominations.
    By Jason P. Frank
  24. chat room
    We Asked Anora’s Yura Borisov About That Final Scene Inside the CarAnora’s breakout heartthrob Yura Borisov approached the ending like “every second is a new second” for Igor and Ani.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  25. know this
    Why Do People Hate This Minor Character Actress From Anora?Or, for the other half of you: Here Is Our Ivy Wolk Explainer.
    By Jason P. Frank
  26. awards szn
    Awards Season Starts … Now!Gotham Award nominations are out, and Challengers is ahead.
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. new vanguard
    How Ivy Wolk Went From Shitposting to the Silver ScreenThe comedian’s off-putting internet presence got her cast in Sean Baker’s Anora. Fame won’t stop her from shitposting anytime soon.
    By Cat Zhang
  28. party report
    Add Anora to the Pantheon of New York City Rom-ComsWe asked the cast about some of their favorite Big Apple romances.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  29. profile
    Anora’s ‘Russian Timothée Chalamet’ Is Just Happy to Be Here“I’m just some weird guy who somehow became a part of Sean Baker’s movie,” says actor Mark Eydelshteyn.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. cannes 2024
    Sean Baker’s Anora Is Scheduled to Hit Theaters This FallNeon is planning a prime awards-season release for its fifth consecutive Palme d’Or winner.
    By Chris Lee
  31. cannes 2024
    The 12 Best Movies We Saw at Cannes This YearA Brighton Beach stripper saga, an absurdist Canadian satire, a body-horror fable, and all the movies we’ll be yelling about in the months to come.
    By Rachel Handler and Bilge Ebiri
  32. high five
    FRANCE-FILM-FESTIVAL-CANNES
    It Pays to Bet on Neon for the Palme d’Or at CannesNeon has won the Palme d’Or five times in a row, with Sean Baker’s Anora as its latest win.
    By Alejandra Gularte