Anora

Anora
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sean Baker
Written by	Sean Baker
Produced by	Alex Coco Samantha Quan Sean Baker
Starring	Mikey Madison Mark Eydelshteyn Yura Borisov Karren Karagulian Vache Tovmasyan Darya Ekamasova Aleksei Serebryakov
Cinematography	Drew Daniels
Edited by	Sean Baker
Music by	Matthew Hearon-Smith
Production companies	FilmNation Entertainment Cre Film
Distributed by	Neon
Release dates	May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21) (Cannes) October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18) (United States)
Running time	139 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English[1]
Budget	$6 million[2]
Box office	$59.3 million[3][4]

Anora is a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama^[5] film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker. It stars Mikey Madison as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva, a stripper from New York who marries the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch played by Mark Eydelshteyn. The supporting cast includes Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Darya Ekamasova, and Aleksei Serebryakov.

Anora premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2024, where it received critical acclaim and won the Palme d'Or. It was released theatrically on October 18, 2024, by Neon. The film grossed $59.3 million worldwide against a $6 million budget, making it Baker's highest-grossing film.

Anora received numerous accolades. The film was named one of the top ten films of 2024 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. The film received six nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, winning five for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Madison), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. It also received seven nominations at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, winning two, and five nominations at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.