‘Anora’s Sean Baker, Mikey Madison & Cast On Making An Indie Oscar Breakthrough And Doing “Things We’re Told We Can’t Do Anymore”
Anora’s Sean Baker, Mikey Madison & Cast On Making An Indie Oscar Breakthrough And Doing “Things We’re Told We Can’t Do Anymore”
Anora Director Sean Baker REVEALS How His Oscar-Nominated Film Came to Be; ‘It Was This...
The director of Anora opened up about the creative process of the film, shared the initial storyline that was later scrapped, and explained how one of his previous film locations inspired the Oscar-nominated project!
Sean Baker breaks down four key scenes from ‘Anora’: "I always encourage my actors to improvise"
Anora depicts events leading up to - and spiralling down from - an extraordinary set of nuptials. Filmmaker Sean Baker reveals all to Screen about the creation of four key scenes.
Anora star Mikey Madison: Oscar talk is 'overwhelming and amazing'
In many ways Anora feels like a fairy tale. Except that the film's title character - Ani to her friends - is a stripper and occasional sex worker. And her Prince Charming is the spoiled son of a Russian oligarch.
‘It’s All or Nothing for Me’: How Mikey Madison Gave Her Powder Keg Performance in ‘Anora’
TheWrap magazine: "I don’t like to do anything halfway," says the soft-spoken actress whose turn as a sex worker earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress The post ‘It’s All or Nothing for Me’: How Mikey Madison Gave Her Powder Keg Performance in ‘Anora’ appeared first on TheWrap.
Why Brady Corbet, Sean Baker and Coralie Fargeat Were the Only Directors Who Could Make Their Best Picture Nominees
The directors of ‘The Substance,’ ‘Anora’ and ‘The Brutalist’ offer unique perspectives to set apart their films in the Oscar ...
Oscars Best Editing breakdown: Why ‘Anora' could pull off a surprise win
Film Editing is often the below-the-line Oscar category most frequently linked to Best Picture, even more since the Academy ...
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Even Sean Baker’s Mother Disapproved of His ‘Anora’ Script: ‘People Don’t Want to See That’
I pitched ‘Anora’ to her over the phone, and she literally said — I’m quoting — ‘Sean, people don’t want to see that.'” Thankfully, Baker was undeterred. “In all honesty ...
How ‘Anora,' ‘The Brutalist' and More Oscar-Nominated Screenplays Explore the Corrupting Influence of Capitalism
Historically speaking, awards season almost always feels like a war between art and commerce - even if the victor just comes ...
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Sean Baker’s “Anora” is a stellar depiction of the human experience
Beautifully shifting between humor, pain and love, highlighting subtleties of socioeconomic power and hierarchy, “Anora” ...
‘Anora’ Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations With Five Nods
Sean Baker’s screwball comedy will face other multiple nominees like ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘A Real Pain’ and ‘A Complete Unknown.’ ...
‘Anora’ Breakout Yura Borisov on His First U.S. Film and Director Sean Baker: ‘There Was a Lot of Freedom’
“I saw him in ‘Compartment No. 6’ at Cannes in 2021 and immediately fell in love — I could just see what an amazing actor he was,” says the director, who cites Spike Lee as his influence for his ...
Oscars Best Original Screenplay breakdown: ‘Anora' is the favorite, but a potential spoiler lurks
Since the start of the millennium, there have been some especially strong Best Original Screenplay winners. It’s an ...
Take That to Perform ‘Anora’ Hit at BAFTA Awards, Jeff Goldblum to Play Piano for In Memoriam
British boyband Take That will take to the stage on Sunday, Feb. 16 and perform their number one single "Greatest Day", ...