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Directed by | Sean Baker |
Written by | Sean Baker |
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Cinematography | Drew Daniels |
Edited by | Sean Baker |
Music by | Matthew Hearon-Smith |
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Distributed by | Neon |
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Running time | 139 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English[1] |
Budget | $6 million[2] |
Box office | $46.2 million[3][4] |
Anora is a 2024 American comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker. It stars Mikey Madison as Anora Mikheeva, a New York stripper who marries the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch, played by Mark Eydelshteyn. The supporting cast includes Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Darya Ekamasova, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
Anora 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. The film grossed $46.2 million worldwide against a $6 million budget, making it Baker's highest-grossing film.
Anora received numerous accolades; it was named one of the top ten films of 2024 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. The film led at the 97th Academy Awards, winning five Oscars (out of six nominations): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Madison), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. It won Best Actress (Madison) and Best Casting (Baker and Samantha Quan) at the 78th British Academy Film Awards.