1 day ago · SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Oscar front-runner 'Anora' wins best film, best director and best lead actor at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Feb 14, 2025 · Starring Oscar nominee Mikey Madison, the alternately comic and wrenching Anora tells the warped story of an exotic dancer whose sudden marriage to the son of a Russian oligarch goes wildly awry ...

Feb 14, 2025 · The big weekend for “Anora” came on the heels of the high-profile implosion of the “Emilia Pérez” Oscar campaign, following the surfacing of racist, Islamophobic tweets from that movie ...

Feb 11, 2025 · Sean Baker's "Anora" is the new Oscars frontrunner after DGA, PGA and Critics Choice wins, and with final voting opening.

Feb 9, 2025 · Anora swept this weekend’s top awards—Critics Choice, DGA, and PGA—in a tremendous show of strength. It is exceedingly rare for a film to pull off this trifecta and then lose the Oscar.

Feb 10, 2025 · Anora‘s Friday win was then piggybacked by impressive wins at DGA and PGA wins 24 hours later; these first of the key guilds to weigh in are generally the true indicator of where Oscar voters ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Yura Borisov, who played Igor in Sean Baker's 'Anora,' has become the first Russian actor to earn an Oscar nod in a performance category since '77.

Jan 23, 2025 · On Thursday, “Anora” received six Oscar nominations, including directing, original screenplay and editing (all for Sean Baker), lead actress for Madison, supporting actor for Borisov and best...

Feb 9, 2025 · Palme d'Or winner 'Anora' became the Best Picture Oscar frontrunner after winning the top prizes at the PGA and DGA Awards.

Feb 9, 2025 · This tumultuous Oscar season has a certified front-runner. On Saturday night in Los Angeles, more than a month after “Anora” lost every award it was nominated for at the Golden Globes, the ...