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Oscars week is upon us. And every year, people use the list of Oscar nominees and eventually, the list of winners to dictate their watch list for the foreseeable future.
There are 24 categories of ‘Academy Awards’ presented at the Oscars, but everyone’s eyes are drawn to the “Big Five.” The Big Five include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Screenplay.
‘Anora’, a film by Sean Baker, is nominated in all five categories and is the favorite to win Best Picture.
How to watch Oscar-nominated film Anora
Anora is a modern-day, Russian Cinderella. A young woman, Anora, meets and falls in love with the son of a Russian oligarch, Igor, while the pair are living in New York. But the fairytale is threatened by Igor’s parents after the news of his marriage reaches Russia.
It was released in theaters in October 2024. Anora has grossed $36 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
You can stream Anora on Prime Video.
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What awards is Anora nominated for at the Oscars?
Anora is up for six different Oscars. Here’s a look at the categories the film is up for:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement for Directing, Sean Baker
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Mikey Madison
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Yura Borisov
- Best Original Screenplay, Sean Baker
- Best Achievement in Film Editing, Sean Baker
What awards has Anora won?
Anora won Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor for Mikey Madison at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 22.
In some cases, like in 2023, the Film Independent Spirit Awards are an indicator of how the Oscars will go. For example, the film ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ swept all eight categories at the Film Independent Spirit Awards that it was nominated for, then went on to win seven Oscars as well.
The film was nominated in three categories at the SAG Awards on Sunday, February 23, but did not take home an award.
Anora premiered at the Cannes Festival in May 2024, where it won the festival’s Palme d’Or.
It was nominated for five Golden Globes, but did not win any of the categories it was nominated in.
Anora was nominated for seven British Academy Film Awards, where it won Best Actress and Best Casting.
It was nominated in seven total categories at the Critics’ Choice Awards, where it took home the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Picture, but lost in the other six categories.
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