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Are you fur real? Gone is the social stigma around wearing animal skins

From gen Z’s interest in ‘natural’ materials to the darker ‘boom boom’ aesthetic of the Trump era, the trend wheel has turned back to pelts, says Ellie Violet Bramley, the Guardian’s acting fashion and lifestyle editor

The Guardian - UK

Anora is nothing new – Hollywood has always been obsessed with sex workers

Mikey Madison is the latest in a line of actors dating back to Janet Gaynor to win Oscars depicting the sex trade. Why this is, and whether it lessens the stigma of such work, is an open question

The Guardian - UK

The Oscars Loved Anora. Did Sex Workers?

Anora has won five Oscars, ample praise, and some criticism.

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Oscars 2025: Mikey Madison springs surprise win for 'Anora'; 25-year-old among youngest Best Actress winners in history

In a night filled with surprises, 25-year-old Mikey Madison delivered one of the biggest shocks at the 97th Academy Awards, winning Best Actress for her role in Anora. The rising star’s victory places her among the youngest winners in Oscar history, securing her spot as the ninth-youngest actress ever to…

The Times of India

Anora: Why Sean Baker’s sad and sexy glitter bomb of a film was the right Best Picture winner

OSCARS 2025: The awards season staple features a star-making performance from 25-year-old Mikey Madison – who took home Best Actress at Sunday’s Oscars – and a tone that oscillates between slapstick, romcom and bleak drama, writes Annabel Nugent

The Independent UK

Why Anora should win the best picture Oscar

Mikey Madison’s open-spirited performance as a lapdancer who falls for a feckless young client ignites a film brimful of heart, and we ought to return the love

The Guardian - UK

Oscars Favorite Baker Says Indie Film 'Struggling' As 'Anora' Tops Spirit Awards

Sean Baker, whose low-budget movie "Anora" is the frontrunner for next weekend's Oscars, delivered an impassioned plea to "keep indie film alive" as he won top prize at the Spirit Awards Saturday.

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Mikey Madison had 'intensive' lap dancing training for Anora

Actress Mikey Madison underwent 'intensive' lap dancing training to play a stripper in Oscar-nominated movie 'Anora'.

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Porn Stars: Oscar Favorite 'Anora' Gets Sex Work Right

For a film about sex work to win an Oscar is rare. "The sex work industry as a whole is really skeptical of any film having to do with sex work," says Calvert.

International Business Times

2025 Oscar contenders you can watch right now

Here's every major contender for the 2025 Oscars and where to stream them.

Tom’s Guide

What is an intimacy co-ordinator? Gwyneth Paltrow turned down offer for Timothée Chalamet sex scenes

Paltrow told intimacy co-ordinator, ‘Girl, I’m from the era where you get naked, you get in bed, the camera’s on’

Evening Standard

‘I laughed, I cried, I reflected on many things’: Guardian readers’ best films of 2024

From the mullets in Love Lies Bleeding and the bonkers body horror of The Substance to the tender humanism of Crossing, there was something for all tastes in 2024. Our readers share their highlights

The Guardian - UK

2024's most visually-arresting films

The best films of the year merged inventive narratives with transportive visuals. Here are Wallpaper's top 10 of 2024.

Wallpaper

Watch Oscar Best Picture contender with 96% RT score at home right now

Catch up with Anora at home as it hits digital on-demand platforms. Here’s what you need to know.

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The Guardian - US

Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 4 – Anora

The Hollywood romcom is turned on it head in this tale of an exotic dancer and an oligarch’s son who get hitched before the honeymoon turns sour

The Guardian - UK

Best films of 2024 in the UK: No 5 – Anora

The Hollywood romcom is turned on its head in this tale of an exotic dancer and an oligarch’s son who get hitched before the honeymoon turns sour

Total Film

The 25 best movies of 2024

Year in Review | GamesRadar+ has cast its votes, debated the list, and ranked its pick of the best movies of 2024

Marie Claire

The 8 Best-Dressed Stars at the 2024 Gotham Awards Redefined City Chic

City chic has a whole new meaning.

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Here's when 'Anora' coming to streaming — Hulu release date revealed

Find out when you can watch 'Anora' from your sofa at home

Evening Standard

How the pole dancing cast of Anora became your latest make-up inspo

The glam team behind the Oscar-sweeping movie reveal how its beauty looks became so accidentally on-trend — and the products you need to copy them

The Conversation

Anora: a refreshing depiction of sex workers as part of the working class

Anora, or Ani as she prefers, is a a young New York stripper who meets and marries the son of a Russian oligarch. But this film is not a fairytale and there is no happy ending. But neither is it a tragedy.

The Guardian - UK

Anora review – Sean Baker’s screwball Cinderella tale vaults him towards greatness

Mikey Madison is outstanding as an exotic dancer who marries an oligarch’s son in Baker’s fiery and profane Palme d’Or-winning comedy drama

The Times of India

Anirudh Sharma and Mrunal Panchal share photos from their dreamy wedding - Pics Inside

Musician Anirudh Sharma and his fiancee Mrunal Panchal, have officially tied the knot in a breathtaking wedding ceremony!

Total Film

Sean Baker and Mikey Madison on the Scream star's new movie with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

Big Screen Spotlight | The director and star of Anora chat to GamesRadar+ on the red carpet at London Film Festival

The Guardian - UK

‘I find myself getting in a little too deep’: Sean Baker on his Palme d’Or-winning lapdance film

Anora, his tragi-comedy about a lapdancer who marries a Russian oligarch’s son, is the latest in a line of acclaimed movies about sex work. The Hollywood outsider talks about his anxieties over A-listers and the dangers of partying in his 50s

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