'Anora’ Takes Home 5 of 6 Academy Awards Nominations, Snags Most Project Wins of the Night

It is official, Sean Baker‘s Anora has taken residence essentially the most wins of the night time on the 97th Annual Academy Awards or, The Oscars. After the announcement that Anora gained for Greatest Image, the movie formally snagged 5 out of its six nominations. Their different nominations included Lead Actress, Authentic Screenplay, Modifying, Supporting Actor, and Greatest Director. The movie solely misplaced its nomination for Supporting Actor, of which Yura Borisov misplaced to Kieran Culkin. The movie beats out The Brutalist, A Full Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Half Two, Emilia Pérez, I am Nonetheless Right here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Depraved for Greatest Image. Anora director Sean Baker has additionally tied with Walt Disney (sure, that Walt Disney) for many wins in a single night time which Disney set again in 1954. Baker can also be the primary to win that many for a single undertaking in an evening.

Anora, starring Mikey Madison (As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood), follows Anora (Madison), a intercourse employee, who falls in love with the son of a Russian oligarch in a Cinderella-esque plot that rapidly comes crashing down as soon as the information of their marriage reaches his household in Russia. Forward of the Oscars, Anora inched near the $40 million mark worldwide on the Field Workplace. The movie was made on a reported budge of $6 million so its greater than made its revenue on the undertaking. The movie additionally sports activities a massively optimistic 93% Licensed Contemporary score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Elsewhere, The Brutalist gained three of its nominations, starring Adrien Brody. The postwar movie snagged wins for Greatest Lead Actor, Cinematography, and Authentic Rating. Conclave gained solely one among its nominations, for Tailored Screenplay, written by Peter Straughan. Each Conclave star Ralph Fiennes and Brody had been the highest contenders for the Lead Actor, although there was some concern that there may’ve been an upset for the second weekend in a row with the opportunity of Timothée Chalamet probably profitable the award for his function as Bob Dylan in A Full Unknown.

In 2024, the movie that swept the Oscars was Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy. The movie gained in seven classes, together with Greatest Actor for Murphy. The movie additionally gained for Greatest Image, Greatest Director, and Greatest Actor in a Supporting Function.

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