94 m. ago Sex worker who consulted Mikey Madison in Oscar Best Picture Anora reveals which scenes went too far

Andrea Werhun says she risked being 're-traumatized' by the most brutal moments in the movie, including when Mikey Madison's character 'Ani' is assaulted by a pair of Russian mobsters.

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1 hour 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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4 h. ago Demi Moore goes viral for reaction to Mikey Madison’s surprise Best Actress Oscars win

Demi Moore reacted with grace to Mikey Madison’s Best Actress win at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday (2 March), but her fans were less accepting.

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6 h. ago Anora sweeps Oscars with five awards, including best picture – here’s where to watch the film

Mikey Madison won best actress for her starring role in the thriller slash comedy caper

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6 h. ago Sydney Sweeney stuns in a shimmering pink gown as she joins chic Selena Gomez, Demi Moore and Mikey Madison in leading the glamour at the iconic Vanity Fair Oscars party

Once all the Oscars were handed out on Sunday night, the celebration continued as A-list stars flocked to the Vanity Fair's iconic after-party in Los Angeles.

Society

7 h. ago Demi Moore's blunt response as she loses out on Best Actress at Oscars to Mikey Madison

The Substance star Demi Moore was the favourite to take home the Best Actress award at the Oscars, but missed out to Mikey Madison, who won for her role in Anora

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7 h. ago Mikey Madison's incredible rise to Oscar fame, real name and 'best friend' twin brother

Rising star Mikey Madison, 25, took home the award for Best Actress at the Oscars last night and became the ninth youngest woman to win the prize for her performance in Anora

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7 h. ago Inside rising star Mikey Madison's acting career as she wins Best Actress Oscar

After her recent role in Anora, Mikey Madison was awarded Best Actress last night at the Oscars and won Leading Actress at the BAFTAs - here’s everything you need to know about the actress's rise to fame

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7 h. ago The best Oscars 2025 beauty looks that we’re obsessed with, from Selena Gomez to Mikey Madison

We’ve rounded up the most striking hair and makeup moments from the 97th Academy Awards

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7 h. ago The Substance fans have the same response to Demi Moore losing Oscar to Mikey Madison

Moore was considered by many to be the favourite to win the Best Actress category

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8 h. ago The best Oscars 2025 beauty looks that we’re obsessed with, from Raye to Mikey Madison

We’ve rounded up the most striking hair and makeup moments from the 97th Academy Awards

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9 h. ago Oscars 2025: The full list of Oscar 2025 winners, as Anora and Mikey Madison shine

No film won more than five Oscars on a night where the honours were largely split at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony - and at least one favourite missed out

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9 h. ago Shop the exact LED mask behind Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldana's Oscar

CurrentBody's LED face mask was used hours before the red carpet and helped provide Oscar Award winners Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldana with their radiant and glowing complexions

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9 h. ago This LED mask was the secret behind Oscar winners Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldana's red carpet glow

Best Actress winner Mikey Madison and Best Supporting Actress winner Zoe Saldana looked radiant on The Oscars 2025 red carpet, and we know the exact secret behind their glowing skin

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9 h. ago Oscars 2025: Demi Moore reacts to Mikey Madison’s surprise Best Actress win amid fan backlash

Moore was favourite to win the category

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10 h. ago Who is Mikey Madison as she beats Demi Moore to win Best Actress for Anora?

Mikey Madison, 25, beat Hollywood stalwart Demi Moore to take home the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the comedy Anora on Sunday night - but who is the American actress?

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10 h. ago The Oscars were an exhilarating triumph for Anora and newly minted star Mikey Madison

Political metaphors were the dark undercurrent in this year’s crop, from Anora’s toxic masculinity to the revolutionary defiance of I’m Still HereSo, as Conan O’Brien pointed out, the Oscars went to a film about someone standing up to a Russian, and maybe recent events mean we have to probe its political metaphor even further. Sean Baker’s cacophonous, crazy non-love story Anora won five Academy Awards including best actress for that rather amazing and newly born star Mikey Madison, playing the tough, smart, beautiful New York lap dancer who gets a Vegas quickie marriage to the spoilt and pusillanimous son of a Russian oligarch and then has to stand up to his parents. Madison embodies Anora’s complex courage: not exactly romantic, not exactly in love, but certainly believing in the wedding contract, in her own status as a legally married woman and in the possibility of happiness which is no more remote for her than for anyone else. She is the thoroughly modern, thoroughly 21st-centu...

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10 h. ago Oscars 2025: Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison triumph as Anora takes top honours

Anora won five gongs, with The Brutalist winning three and Wicked winning two Oscars

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10 h. ago Oscars 2025 red carpet: Demi Moore, Ariana Grande and Timothée Chalamet among best dressed

Celebrities showed off their looks as Anora dominated the 97th Academy Awards, winning big with five golden statues, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison

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10 h. ago Oscars 2025 red carpet as Demi Moore and Selena Gomez dazzle in sequins

Celebrities showed off their looks as Anora dominated the 97th Academy Awards, winning big with five golden statues, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison

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