“Anora,” a drama about a sex worker, who works with the son of a Russian elite, took five Academy Awards, which included the best pictures for Sean Baker and the best director.
The first nominated Mickey Madison, who led the actress the best actress for her portrayal of the 23 -year -old sex worker in New York, in her acceptance speech, honoring the sex worker community, saying that she would continue to “support and be a partner.”
Anora, which shows Madison’s character’s struggles after a sick romance, was built for just $ 6 million.
Baker, who raised his first Oscar as the best director, said: “I really want to thank the academy for recognizing an independent film. The film was made on blood, sweat and testing of incredible Indian actors.”
Oscar back in Dolby Theater after deadly fire
Comedian Conan O’Brien first hosted the ceremony as it returned to the Dolby Theater after a fire in Los Angeles in January.
Several firefighters were welcomed on stage during the ceremony as they were appreciated and thanks to their work for setting fire of disastrous forest.
Adrian Body Wins Best Actor for “The Cruelist”
The Adrian Body received the Best Actor Award for his portrayal in a three -and -a -half -hour film, which tells the story of Hungarian immigrant and Holocost Survivor Laszlo Toth (Body), who is trying to rebuild his life in America after a war through his work as an architect.
Body reflected on his struggles for roles after its previous Oscar win in “The Pianist”: “Acting is a very delicate profession, it looks very glamorous and it’s in a few moments but one thing that I have learned … it’s some perspective.”
Latvian film ‘Flow’ won Oscar for animated feature
The biggest beginning in the biggest beginning took place in the best-nimeted feature category. “Flow,” Wordless Latvian film harassed Dreamworks animation “The Wild Robot.”
Win for flow, for ecological parables about a cat in a flooded world, what is the first Oscar for a Latvian film.
Keran Kalkin, Zo Saladana Jeet Best Supporting Actor and Actress
Zo Saladana, who is one of the forefront of the award season, won the best supporting actress for her portrayal of a lawyer named Rita in Netflix’s “Emilia Perez”.
46 years gave emotional approval to his mother in the audience crying with “Mummy”.
“I am inspired by this honor,” she cries, she is getting more emotional as her family. “I have ever done brave, derogatory and good in my life, which is because of you.”
“My grandmother came to this country in 1961 – I am a proud child of immigrant parents with dreams and dignity and hardworking hands.
“I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept for the Academy Award and I know I will not last. Get an award where I got to sing and speak in Spanish – it’s for my grandmother.”
Keran Kulkin won the first Oscar for the night for the best supporting actor for his performance with Jessie Eisenburg in “A Real Penn”.
Kalkin played one of the two cousins in front of the film’s writer and director Eisenburg, who travels in Poland in memory of his grandmother, discovering his Jewish family heritage on the way.
Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hosain Moliami earned their first Academy Award for “In the Shadow of the Saru” for the short film.
It was the first Iranian animated or live action short film to nominate and win at the Oscar.
A few hours before the ceremony, the filmmakers arrived in the US and had to convert their outfits in a public toilet in the BBC LA office from where they made their award again. His film has no dialogue and he is about a former captain who is suffering from PTSD.
Edited by: Roshni Majumdar