Backstage at the Academy Awards, the filmmaker praised the Academy for celebrating independent film even as they compete with movies with budgets "literally almost 100 times" of their film.

Mikey Madison, the 25-year-old actress who is at the center of “Anora,” has won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She beat out projected favorite Demi Moore, who stars in “The Substance,” as well as possible spoiler Fernanda Torres for “I’m Still Here.

Mikey Madison, the breakout star of “Anora,” has won the 2025 Academy Award for best actress. Madison, 25, wins for her performance as Brooklyn sex worker Anora “Ani” Mikheeva in the film. “This is very surreal,

Sunday’s Academy Awards, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, will bring to a close one of the most unpredictable Oscar races in recent memory.

Demi Moore is giving Mikey Madison her flowers! After Moore’s reaction went viral when she lost in the category Best Actress at the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday — her first Oscar nomination in her four-decades-long career — to the 25-year-old “Anora” star,

At the Academy Awards, the ‘Anora’ star beat Moore, who had won for her role in ‘The Substance’ at other award shows

Director Sean Baker’s Anora — which won five Oscars, including best picture — centers on Ani (Madison), a young sex worker who impulsively marries the son of a powerful Russian businessman. During her acceptance speech, Madison said she appreciated the chance to honor the sex worker community.

Mikey Madison won Best Actress for 'Anora' at the 2025 Oscars, beating Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascón, Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres. Madison shared how "cleaning up after her dogs" will help her process the surprising victory.

Demi Moore shows Best Actress Oscar-winner Mikey Madison some love after losing out to the 25-year-old at the 2025 Academy Awards. Demi, who nearly swept awards season with her role in 'The Substance,

Anora” and Madison deserved all their awards, but what is it about the Academy’s love affair with women who sell their bodies?

Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar Sunday for "Anora," and took a moment to "recognize and honor the sex worker community" in her acceptance speech.