Baker conceived of the film as being rooted in a home invasion scene. Madison gets her screams in — and some punches — when ...

Last fall, Sean Baker was sitting in a Manhattan restaurant, talking about a poll. The survey, about sex in movies and ...

The awards season staple features a star-making performance from 25-year-old Mikey Madison and a tone that oscillates between ...

When he accompanied his father, a patent attorney, to his Midtown Manhattan office ... bad idea,” said Baker. “I don’t want you to get too…” “It’s too late, Sean!” ...

Anora' Oscar Win Carries Academy Awards Into a New Era LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last fall, Sean Baker was sitting in a Manhattan restaurant, talking about a poll. The survey, about sex in movies and ...

A rags to riches tale for 2025, the film begins with Mikey Madison’s Anora, or Ani as she prefers to be called, working as a stripper at a Midtown Manhattan ... When Baker frames her face ...

By casting real-life sex workers in the club scenes of “Anora,” the film made strides that are rare for Hollywood. Multiple ...

Oscars 2025: The 97th Academy Awards just concluded marking a big win for team Anora. The film has fetched an impressive ...

For virtually everyone in the UK, Anora, Sean Baker’s Oscar-nominated screwball ... giving lap dances to boozed-up patrons at a Manhattan strip club and escorting men to VIP rooms and ATMs.

“Anora” was made by the independent filmmaker Sean Baker, who once shot a movie about ... Ani is a dancer at a Manhattan strip club who is pragmatic about her work and generally unflappable.

Directed by Sean Baker, who snagged Best Director for his ... Yet it’s a trek: 45 minutes to Manhattan by car, with buses as the lifeline and the Midwood subway a 14-minute drive.