โAnora,โ one of ten films nominated for best picture at the 2025 Oscars, featured multiple breakout performances that helped it earn six Academy Award nominations โ and it’s available to watch right now.
The movie features 2025 first-timeย best actress nominee Mikey Madison, who portrays a sex worker nicknamed Ani who falls in love with the son of a Russian oligarch. After the couple gets married, the sonโs parents set out to annul the marriage.
Besides the best picture and Madisonโs first-time nomination, โAnoraโ received nominations for best actor in a supporting role (Yura Borisov), best director (Sean Baker), best film editing and best original screenplay.
Madison was also a first-time Golden Globe nominee for her performance. The actress revealed her extensive approach to adopting the role of her complicated character, including learning a new language and a Brooklyn dialect.
โI have to say this is a film Iโm very proud of,โ Madison said in an interview on โThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonโ in January. โI learned Russian for this film, I learned how to dance like a stripper as authentically as I possibly could, which I took very seriously, by the way.โ
The actress also told Fallon that her entire family is proud of her award-worthy performance, including her 90-year-old grandmother.
โMy grandmother, who is 90 and a very modest woman, loves the film and has seen it many times,โ Madison continued. โSheโs always texting me saying that her and her Pilates girlfriends are talking about it.โ
The movie also features Yura Borisov, who received a nomination for best actor in a supporting role.ย According to the Hollywood Reporter, he is the first Russian-born actor to receive an Oscar nomination in a performance category since 1977. Borisov plays a bodyguard for the Russian Oligarchโs son.
Simultaneously, it was the actorโs first credit in an American film. Director Sean Baker picked Borisov after seeing Bakerโs performance in the Finnish film โCompartment No. 6,โ according toย Variety.
โHis performances had that sensitivity, a lot of that emotion going on behind his outer shell,โ Baker toldย Varietyย in an interview.
Hereโs how to watch the Oscar-nominated film with its multiple breakout performances.
Is โAnoraโ still in theaters?
โAnoraโ was released in select theaters on Oct. 18, 2024 before going nationwide in November of that year. It is still available to watch in theaters and those interested in seeing the film in their state can visit the filmโsย website to find showtimes.
How can I stream ‘Anora’?
While the film is still unavailable to stream for free, you can rent the film on various on-demand services such as Amazon Prime video or Apple TV for $9.99.
The film is also available to purchase on-demand for $19.99 on the same services.
