Anora, a comic drama directed by Sean Baker, has won the 2025 Academy Award for Best Picture. The film features a dancer and sex worker from Brooklyn and received praise for its independent production, earning accolades for its producers and director. Notably, the film was made on a modest budget of six million dollars with a small crew. Baker also secured wins for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, while the film's lead actress, Mikey Madison, won Best Actress. This year marked a unique moment in Oscar history as multiple musicals were nominated for the first time in decades.
"We made this movie for six million dollars shooting on location in New York with about 40 crew members! They're all back in New York; this is for you guys... If you're making independent films, keep doing it. We need more-this if proof!"
"I don't know how this can be real life. This is really an incredible, impossible journey for the past 10 months. We made this with very little money, but all of our hearts. To all the dreamers and young filmmakers out there: tell the stories you want to tell, tell the stories that matter to you. You won't regret it."
"Long live independent film!" - Sean Baker, reflecting on the victory and the significance of independent filmmaking.
"This was also the first year since 1969 that two musicals-namely Emilia Pérez and Wicked -had been nominated."
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