‘Anora’ Named Best Picture of 2024 by Vancouver Film Critics Circle

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2025 saw Sean Baker’s film “Anora” triumph at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, taking home the top honor for Best Picture.

In a humorous twist by Baker, a story unfolds about a young prostitute’s unexpected love affair with a son of a wealthy Russian businessman. Notably, this film brought Mikey Madison significant recognition, earning her the title of Best Actress and also being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Baker crafted a laugh-out-loud story involving a young sex worker’s unconventional romance with a Russian oligarch’s son. This tale garnered acclaim, particularly for Mikey Madison who received the title of Best Actress and is also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.

Anora received significant recognition by winning prestigious best picture awards at the Critics Choice Awards on February 12 and the Producers Guild Awards on February 8. Notably, it had already won the highest honor, the Palme d’Or, at the Cannes Film Festival.

At a different awards ceremony held in Vancouver, Jesse Eisenberg received the accolade for Best Screenplay with the film “A Real Pain“. Meanwhile, Kieran Culkin was awarded the title of Best Supporting Male Actor.

In Vancouver, Brady Corbet’s film “The Brutalist” was not awarded any prizes despite receiving nominations for best picture, best screenplay, and best actor (Adrien Brody). Meanwhile, Denis Villeneuve won the best director award for “Dune: Part Two,” and Timothée Chalamet took home the best male actor prize for his performance in the Bob Dylan biopic titled “A Complete Unknown.

In addition, Vancouver critics awarded Margaret Qualley the title of Best Supporting Female Actor for the movie “The Substance”. On the other hand, the Best Feature Documentary award went to “No Other Land”, a film that tells the story of Palestinian activists resisting Israeli soldiers.

In the international non-English film category, the award went to “Flow,” an animated masterpiece from director Gints Zilbalodis. In the Canadian film categories, “My Old Ass,” a heartwarming coming-of-age comedy drama written and directed by Megan Park, took home top honors for best picture, best screenplay, and a best actress award for Maisy Stella.

Another victorious film was titled “Can I Get a Witness?“, garnering the title of Best Director for Ann Marie Fleming, recognition as Best Supporting Actress for Sandra Oh, and a Rising Talent honor for Keira Jang.

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2025-02-19 06:24