Oscars 2025: Mikey Madison wins Best Actress for Anora
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In Anora, Mikey Madison played an exotic dancer named Ani who gets married on a whim to Ivan, a member of a wealthy Russian family.
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LOS ANGELES - Mikey Madison claimed her first Academy Award on March 2, winning Best Actress for her role as a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch in the drama Anora.
The 25-year-old beat The Substance actress Demi Moore, Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, Cynthia Erivo of Wicked and Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon.
In Anora, Madison played an exotic dancer named Ani who gets married on a whim to Ivan, a member of a wealthy Russian family. Ivan's family does not respond well to the marriage.
Madison grew up in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles. At 16, she landed a role on FX television series Better Things (2016 to 2022). She also had a small part in American director Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) and starred in Scream V (2022).
Her Anora role also earned Madison best actress honours at the Independent Spirit Awards and Britain's Baftas. REUTERS
