"Anora" was the top film of the night, taking home five Oscars including best director for Sean Baker. The top acting prizes went to Adrien Brody, who won best actor for "The Brutalist," and Mikey Madison,

Anora was the big winner at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday.The independent, Neon-distributed film, directed by Sean Baker, took home the biggest award of the evening with best picture. It also won best actress,

"Anora," Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña were the big winners at the 97th Academy Awards Sunday night.

Sean Baker won the original screenplay Oscar for “Anora,” a comedy-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, on Sunday at the 97th Academy Awards. Baker also directed, produced and edited the film starring Mikey Madison.

Director Sean Baker makes history by winning five awards for the same film for Anora, about a sex worker who has a romance with a Russian oligarch's son.

Anora' won Best Picture, Actress, Director and more at the 2025 Oscars as Adrien Brody won a second Best Actor statuette. See the full winners list.

It’s all love between Hollywood darlings Mikey Madison and Demi Moore. Despite being the favorite to win Best Actress at the Oscars Sunday, Moore lost in a shocking upset to Madison, who took home the golden statue for her breakthrough role in Sean Baker’s Anora.

Hollywood veteran Demi Moore of “The Substance” had been the Oscar front-runner, having won over Madison at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. However, Madison beat out Moore for the BAFTA two days before Oscar voting ended, as well as at last weekend’s Independent Spirit Awards.

D irector Sean Baker’s Oscar-nominated film Anora stars 25-year-old Mikey Madison, and fans are eager for more information about the relatively unknown actress. Anora follows th