This image released by Neon shows Mark Eydelshteyn, left, and Mikey Madison in a scene from Anora.
Sean Baker's Brooklyn comedy Anora took top honours at both the Producers Guild Awards and the Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night, catapulting it to Oscar favourite status with wins from a pair of closely watched Academy Awards precursors.took top honours at both the Producers Guild Awards and the Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night, catapulting it to Oscar favourite status with wins from a pair of closely watched Academy Awards precursors.
Hollywood's award season has been uncharacteristically up for grabs with half a dozen films viewed as legitimate best-picture contenders. Some had peggedas the frontrunner going into the season after the film, starring Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.re-emerged in a big way over the weekend. Baker's film also won best picture at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday.
Director Sean Baker accepts the Theatrical Motion Pictures award for Anora onstage during the 2025 Producers Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Saturday. The DGA is similarly predictive. In the past 74 years, 66 winners have gone on to triumph at the Oscars. That makes Baker the favourite for best director in a field entirely composed of first-time nominees.is the lead nominee with 13 nominations, but the Netflix film has seen its chances crater following multiple waves of backlash and controversy.will be the heavy favourite to win best animated film at the March 2 Academy Awards.
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