Anora facts for kids
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| Directed by | Sean Baker |
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| Written by | Sean Baker |
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| Music by | Matthew Hearon-Smith |
| Cinematography | Drew Daniels |
| Editing by | Sean Baker |
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| Distributed by | Neon |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 2024 (Cannes) October 18, 2024 (United States) |
| Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Money made | $41 million |
Anora is a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker. It stars Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn. The supporting cast includes Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2024, where it received critical acclaim and won the Palme d'Or. It was released theatrically on October 18, 2024, by Neon. Anora grossed $41 million worldwide against a $6 million budget, making it Baker's highest-grossing film.
Anora received numerous accolades. It won five awards at the 97th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress (Madison), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Director, winning the most awards at the ceremony. Additionally, the film earned two British Academy Film Awards, including Best Actress for Madison. It was also named one of the top ten films of 2024 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Accolades
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Anora won the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. It was subsequently nominated for five awards at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, seven awards at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Actress and Best Casting, and six awards at the 97th Academy Awards with Baker, Madison, and Borisov receiving nominations at each of the ceremonies. Sean Baker made history winning four Academy Awards at a single ceremony, for a single film, previously only Walt Disney had won four in a single year. The National Board of Review and the American Film Institute named Anora as one of the top 10 films of 2024. At the 30th Critics' Choice Awards, it became the first film to only win Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture and none of its other six nominations. The film also won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film.
See also
In Spanish: Anora para niños
- List of American films of 2024
- American independent cinema
- Social realism
