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 movie that mixes funny parts with serious ones. It was written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker. The main actors are Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn. Other important actors include Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
The film first showed at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2024. It was highly praised there and won the top prize, the Palme d'Or. Anora was released in movie theaters on October 18, 2024, by Neon. The movie earned $41 million around the world, which is a lot more than its $6 million cost. This made it Sean Baker's most successful film.
Anora won many important awards. It received five awards at the 97th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. These included Best Picture, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Director for Sean Baker. It won the most awards at that ceremony. The film also won two British Academy Film Awards, including Best Actress for Madison.
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Winning Top Film Awards
Anora won the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. This is one of the most important awards a film can win. The movie was also nominated for many other big awards.
Oscar Wins for Anora
At the 97th Academy Awards, Anora was nominated for six awards. It won five of them, including Best Picture. Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her role. Sean Baker won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He also won for Best Film Editing. Sean Baker made history by winning four Oscars for a single film at one ceremony. Only Walt Disney had done this before in a single year.
Other Major Film Honors
Anora was also nominated for five awards at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. It received seven nominations at the 78th British Academy Film Awards. There, it won Best Actress and Best Casting. Both 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, Anora won Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture. It also won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. The film also received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film.
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Mikey Madison, who won Best Actress
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Yura Borisov at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (Cropped).jpg
Yura Borisov, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor
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See also
In Spanish: Anora para niños
- List of American films of 2024
- American independent cinema
- Social realism
