5 h. ago Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph

The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine• Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress• How Anora swept the OscarsIt was an unfamiliar sight for Russians watching state TV on Monday morning. For the first time since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, the Oscars made the news.The state anchor devoted the tightly controlled news bulletin to Anora, the night’s runaway success, spotlighting its cast of Russian actors – chief among them best supporting actor nominee Yura Borisov, who earned global praise for his performance as a brutish yet unexpectedly sensitive Russian bodyguard. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Zoe Saldaña apologises to Mexicans offended by Emilia Pérez: ‘Never our intention’

Best supporting actress Oscar winner addressed complaints about the Netflix musical after a journalist said it was ‘really hurtful’Anora dominates the Oscars – here’s the complete list of winnersOscar winner Zoe Saldaña has apologised to Mexicans who were offended by controversial musical Emilia Pérez.The star picked up the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in the Netflix movie and in the press room after her win, a journalist told her the film has been “really hurtful for us Mexicans”.Anora takes home best picture OscarAdrien Brody and Mikey Madison win best acting prizesKieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting awardsAnora’s Sean Baker wins for directing, editing ands creenplay Continue reading...

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15 h. ago The dazzling underdog with amazing legs: how Anora swept the Oscars

Sean Baker’s film took five Academy Awards on Sunday evening. Here’s how it triggered the landslide• Anora dominates the Oscars – here’s the complete list of winnersAnora is officially film of the year, crowned supreme at the Oscars, just as it was at Cannes when it was anointed with the Palme d’Or last May. That’s a long path to glory, and a fairly untrodden one. Parasite made it five years ago; the previous film to do so was Marty in 1955. (In fact, Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend achieved a similar feat 10 years before that, but then the top prize at Cannes was the Grand Prix, and it was shared.)Anyway: a small number. Acquired by Neon for the US before Cannes, Anora opened there last October in an effective rollout. Half of its earnings were made stateside, with the rest predominantly in Europe, and France – which takes Cannes seriously – proving the major market. It has also done brisk trade in Russia ($3m so far), which can’t be said for a lot of the other nominees, and says s...

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15 h. ago Anora dominates Oscars 2025 as The Brutalist and Demi Moore miss out on top prizes

Sean Baker’s comedy-drama completed a near-perfect sweep

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16 h. ago Oscars 2025 LIVE: Anora wins Best Picture as it dominates the Oscars, winning five awards

Conclave, Wicked, The Substance, Emilia Pérez, and Dune: Part Two all claimed awards

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17 h. ago Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress and Adrien Brody wins for The Brutalist

Sean Baker’s film picks up five awards including best picture while Israel-Palestine documentary No Other Land also gets major win• Oscars 2025 – follow live Academy Awards updates• Complete list of winners and photos from the red carpetLow-budget comedy Anora has triumphed at this year’s Oscars winning five Oscars, including best picture and best actress while Adrien Brody took home best actor.Anora, which follows Mikey Madison’s sex worker who gets married to the son of a Russian oligarch, premiered at the Cannes film festival last year and has become the fourth Palme d’Or winner to be named best picture. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Baftas 2025: Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture as Mikey Madison scoops best actress

Both Edward Berger and Brady Corbet’s dramas take four awards while Demi Moore denied comeback prize as competition heats up for next month’s OscarsFull list of winnersBaftas after-parties: Pamela Anderson, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande – in picturesRed carpet, ceremony and winners – as it happenedConclave, Edward Berger’s Vatican-set thriller starring Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, went into this year’s Bafta ceremony with a dozen nominations – the most of any contender. It ended up with four awards: for best picture, outstanding British film, adapted screenplay and editing.Accepting the second of those, Berger – who swept the board at the awards two years ago with his remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, which won seven prizes – said: “We live in a time of a crisis of democracy. Institutions used to bringing us together are used to pull us apart. Sometimes it’s hard to keep the faith, and that’s why we make movies.” Continue reading...

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