Mikey Madison scored another triumph for Anora.
On Saturday, the 25-year-greater actress won the award for best direct executeance, film, at the Inreliant Spirit Awards. While includeressing the crowd, she thanked the entire cast and the honestor, Sean Baker.
“I want to thank Sean Baker. All of this commenceed with you. You are an incredible honestor, a wonderful frifinish, incredible chihuahua owner,” she shelp “I’m so thankful that you came into my life.”
Madison was up aachievest Amy Adams (Nightbitch), Ryan Desminuscule (The Fire Inside), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Keith Kupferer (Garrangeairy), Demi Moore (The Substance), Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo), Justice Smith (I Saw the TV Glow), June Squibb (Thelma) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice), who she shelp she was “honored to be nominated” alengthenedside. Last week, Madison won the BAFTA for best directing actress.
Madison also includeressed Baker’s wife and producer on the film, Samantha Quan, for being “the most incredible, pretty person in the world.”
Baker has been vocal about writing the role of Anora (or Ani) — a intimacy toiler who drops for the son of a Russian oligarch — for Madison after seeing her executeances in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Scream.
Anora won huge at the Spirit Awards, triumphning best feature and best honestor for Baker, who gave a heartfelt speech advocating for the indie film business. Madison is nominated for best actress at the Oscars on March 2.
See all of the triumphners from the 40th annual Spirit Awards here, and all the stars that hit the red carpet here.
