Anora
2024 film by Sean Baker
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| March 17 2025 | Anora was released for streaming on Hulu. |
| 2025 | Collider ranked Anora at number 36 on its list of 'The 40 Best Movies of the 2020s', with Jeremy Urquhart terming it 'something of a modern classic'. |
| 2025 | Wins five Academy Awards at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Director. |
| 2025 | Mikey Madison wins Best Actress at the 78th British Academy Film Awards. |
| March 2025 | Receives recognition from the National Board of Review and American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2024. |
| February 27 2025 | A Russian-Jewish screenwriter commented in the New York Times about the film's Oscar nominations and the complex feelings surrounding its reception due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2024 | Sight and Sound named Anora the second-best film of the year, and Film Comment named it one of the ten best films. |
| 2024 | Greta Gerwig, as president of the 77th Cannes Film Festival Jury, praised the film for its unique storytelling and connection to classic cinema styles. |
| 2024 | Mikey Madison won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. |
| 2024 | The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, with Sean Baker breaking Walt Disney's record for most Academy Awards won for a single film (four). |
| 2024 | The film was nominated for seven awards at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Actress and Best Casting. |
| 2024 | At the 30th Critics' Choice Awards, the film became the first to win only the Best Picture award out of seven nominations. |
| 2024 | Sight and Sound named Anora the second-best film of the year. |
| 2024 | Film Comment named Anora as one of the ten best films of the year. |
| 2024 | By this point, Anora has grossed $16.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $25.3 million in other territories, totaling $41.4 million worldwide. |
| 2024 | Continued expansion sees the film reaching $1.8 million from 253 theaters and $2.5 million from 1,104 theaters in its third and fourth weekends. |
| 2024 | Film expands to 34 theaters in its second weekend, earning $908,830 and finishing in eighth place at the box office. |
| 2024 | Anora opens in its first six theaters in the United States, achieving the best per-screen average of 2024 at $91,751, surpassing Kinds of Kindness and becoming the second-best per-screen average since the COVID-19 pandemic started. |
| December 17 2024 | Film released on digital platforms. |
| December 17 2024 | Anora was released on digital platforms. |
| October 18 2024 | Neon opened the film in limited release in North America. |
| October 18 2024 | Theatrical release of Anora by Neon distribution company. |
| May 25 2024 | Anora won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving a 10-minute standing ovation. |
| May 21 2024 | Anora premieres at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim and winning the Palme d'Or. |
| 2023 | A 25-minute home invasion scene was filmed, which took 10 days to complete. |
| November 2023 | Neon acquired North American distribution rights to the film. |
| October 2023 | FilmNation Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights for Anora. |
| February 2023 | Principal photography for Anora began in Brooklyn, including neighborhoods of Brighton Beach, Coney Island, and Sheepshead Bay, with the film being shot over 37 days. |
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