Sean Baker's film Anora landed a total of six Oscar nominations Thursday morning. Among them, Best Picture, Best Actress for rising star Mikey Madison, and Best Supporting Actor for Yura Borislov, making him the first Russian actor to be nominated in almost 50 years.

On Thursday, however, Anora filmmaker Sean Baker pulled off the rare hat trick-plus-one — he landed noms for director, picture, original screenplay and editing.

Russian actor Yura Borisov received his first Oscar nomination for his role in 'Anora' as hired muscle who proves he also has a tender heart.

Sean Baker knew he wanted the Russian actor Yura Borisov for his new film even before he'd written the script that would become "Anora." "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,

As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the industry came together to anoint this year's crop of Oscar nominees. Coming out on top: the Netflix narco-musical ''Emilia Pérez,'' closely followed by ''Wicked,

The story of a sex worker who is not 'saved' in its final act, Anora follows Ani (played by Mikey Madison), a feisty, high-price New York stripper who embarks on a whirlwind romance with Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the filthy rich man-child son of a Russian oligarch.

"Anora," one of ten films nominated for best picture at the 2025 Oscars, featured multiple breakout performances that helped it earn six Academy Award nominations. But where can you watch the film?

Wicked” star Ariana Grande got a congratulatory call from her therapist, “Anora” actor Mikey Madison was Facetiming her dog — and then her co-star and fellow nominee Yura Borisov, who was already popping Champagne in Moscow — and Demi Moore jokes that her soul hasn’t returned to her body on the occasion of her first-ever nomination