Mikey Madison has won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 97th Academy Awards. She won this award for her role in the movie Anora.

Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday.

The 2025 Oscars opened with its biggest musical voices. "Wicked" star Ariana Grande launched into "The Wizard of Oz" classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," following a visual package celebrating the city of Los Angeles.

"Anora" emerged as the big winner at the 2025 Oscars, taking home Best Picture, Best Director for Sean Baker, and Best Actress for Mikey Madison.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Baker won best director at the Oscars on Sunday for “Anora,” bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants.

Sean Baker creates history at the prestigious Oscars 2025 by taking home as many as five awards (so far) out of six nominations for his highly successful romcom titled Anora, including the Best Director.

The comedy-drama stars Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch. They impulsively tie the knot on a ketamine-induced Las Vegas getaway ...

The comedy-drama stars Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch. They impulsively tie the knot on a ketamine-induced Las Vegas getaway ...