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Oscar-Winner Anora Is Now Streaming

2025/3/18
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The film Anora, directed by Sean Baker, won five Oscars, including Best Picture. It follows the story of an enterprising sex worker, Annie, who marries a rich young man, Ivan, leading to conflicts with his Russian oligarch family.
  • Anora won five Oscars including Best Picture.
  • The film is directed by Sean Baker.
  • The story involves a sex worker named Annie and her quickie marriage to Ivan, a rich young man.
  • Annie faces challenges from Ivan's Russian oligarch family.
  • Anora is available for streaming on Hulu.

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*Anora *recently cleaned up at this year's Oscars, winning five awards, including best picture. Directed by Sean Baker, the movie follows an enterprising sex worker (Mikey Madison), who links up with a very rich and very immature young man (Mark Eydelshteyn). Their transactional encounter turns into a quickie Vegas wedding. But her new in-laws are Russian oligarchs, and they'll do everything in their power to put an end to this whirlwind romance. *Anora *is now streaming on Hulu, so now's your time to catch up with the movie if you missed it in theaters.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)