Anora
With director Sean Baker at the helm , Anoratook its characters on a wild ride , and fetch home Best Picture ( and a heap of other honor ) at the 2025 Academy Award . The movie is a funny , godforsaken , and astonishingly affect account of the titular exotic dancer who touch an dusk for the rich son of a Russian oligarch . After a hasty marriage , Ani ’s Cinderella story remove an unexpected turn . In the past , Baker has been sleep with to “ discover ” talent with his motion-picture show . ForAnora , he assembled some rising star , frequent collaborators , and role player known mostly for their oeuvre in Russia .
The approach worked , asAnorabecame a ducky during awards time of year . Along with winning the Producer ’s Guild Awards for Best Film , Anorareceived six Oscar nominations , include some for fellow member of the cast of characters , finally win Best Picture , Best Director , Best Original Screenplay , Best Editing , and Best Actress . The actors are crucial to the success of the movie as they check into the improvisational , chaotic , and fast - paced energy of the movie . With a match of unfeignedly standout performance to sell the bigger moments in the movie , theAnoracast deserves all the praise they have received .
Anora Cast & Characters
Actor
character reference
Mikey Madison
Custom Image by Colin McCormick
Anora , aka Ani
Mark Eidelshtein
Ivan " Vanya " Zakharov
Yura Borisov
Igor
Vache Tovmasyan
Garnick
Karren Karagulian
Toros
Aleksei Serebryakov
Nikolai Zakharov
Darya Ekamasova
Galina Zakharov
Mikey Madison As Anora aka Ani
Born March 25, 1999
histrion : Born and raised in Los Angeles , Mikey Madison convey her start in acting when she star in several short films as a young stripling . From there , she after got her grownup falling out play the character of Max in the television receiver seriesBetter thing . She has also had roles in films such asOnce Upon a Time … in Hollywoodand 2022’sScream . Apart from the minimally seen 2015 filmLiza Liza : Skies Are Grey , Anorais Madison ’s first leading film part .
Mikey Madison Notable TV & Movie Roles
Title
Role
full Things
Max
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
' Sadie '
squall
Amber Freeman
Character : Madison make for the titular role , who is otherwise roll in the hay as Ani , inAnora . Ani is a Russian - American stripper from Brooklyn whose colloquial volubility in Russian sees her getting set up with the young and rich Vanya . Impressed with her Russian as well as her unspoiled looking , Vanya makes Ani a part of his unstinted life as his new girlfriend , which finally conduct to a quick marriage . Madison received several awards for her performance inAnora , including a BAFTA profits , and she became one of the youngest to ever win Best Actress at the Academy Awards .
Mark Eidelshtein As Ivan “Vanya” Zakharov
Born February 18, 2002
Actor : Eidelshtein is a Russian - carry actor from Nizhny Novgorod , Russia . Prior toAnora , his pic career has been typically comprised of Russian - language substance , including the filmsPervvy sneg , Strana Sasha , and sequence of video serial such asSmychok , andMonastyr . In addition toAnora , Eidelshtein has remained active this year through his work in the video seriesChistyeandFarma .
Mark EidelshteinNotable TV & Movie Roles
Pervvy Sneg
Strana Sasha
Pavel
Farma
Anton
fictitious character : play opposite Madison ’s Ani , Eidelshtein appear as Ivan , otherwise known as “ Vanya , ” inAnora . Vanya is the son of a Russian oligarch . While his father has plans for him to finally join the family business , Vanya is more than glad to drop his time partying in his parents ' star sign in America while they are back home in Russia . Ani is initially claim in by Vanya ’s playfulness , outgoing personality , but eventually unwrap when things get tough , he runs .
Yura Borisov as Igor
Born December 8, 1992
player : Born in Reutov , Russia , Borisov is similar to Eidelshtein in that he is also in the main know for Russian - language films . While he has been participating in the industry for a while , his most notable part of previous isplaying Lyokha in the dramatic play - romance filmCompartment Number 6 . This earned the actor attention at several movie festivals , and he even make headway Best Actor at the São Paulo International Film Festival and Valladolid International Film Festival . His other role admit portion inCaptain Volkonogov Escaped , Kalashnikov , andT-34 .
Compartment Number 6
Lyokha
Captain Volkonogov Escaped
Volkonogov
Kalashnikov
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Character : Borisov plays Igor inAnora , a blue - level Russian thug who is task with avail out in the chaotic aftermath of the disclosure about Ani and Vanya ’s marriage . He is a soft - spoken man who can be tough at meter but is more kind - hearted than he ab initio seems , which number throughinAnora ’s ending . As a hired muscle , he feels a sealed connexion to Ani and has sympathy for her being mistreated by the sort of people who look down on both of them . Borisov receive Golden Globe , SAG , and Oscar nominations for his breakout office inAnora .
Vache Tovmasyan As Garnick
Born July 15, 1986
thespian : Tovmaysan was have in Yerevan , Armenia ( formerly the Soviet Union ) . The actor got his outset playing Bido in the 2012 filmLost and Found in Armenia . Despite set out his calling over a decade ago , Tovmasyan has been in very few task thus far . His other part include part inStone CageandGolden School . WithAnorahis biggest labor to escort , it is possible that Baker ’s film could sling the Armenian actor ’s calling forward .
Vache TovmasyanNotable TV & Movie Roles
Lost and Found in Armenia
Bido
Stone Cage
Moso
Golden School
Robert Tovmasyan
persona : Tovmasyan play diametric Borisov as Garnick , one of the two henchmen fix to discontinue up Ani and Vanya ’s relationship . Specifically , Tovmasyan ’s part is Garnick . Garnick is another underling , work under his domineering brother , Toros . He comes to Vanya ’s mansion to take care of the situation only for thing to quickly spiral out of ascendency . After make his nose bust by Ani early on , Garnick stride the legal age of the movie bit by bit and uproariously slip into a concussive state .
Anora Supporting Cast & Characters
Meet The Supporting Cast Behind Anora
Karren Karagulian as Toros : Karagulian is a Baker movie veteran . He has previously played roles in all of Baker ’s feature films , fromFour Letter Wordsin 2000 to 2021’sRed Rocket . InAnora , Karagulian plays Vanya ’s manager , a valet de chambre nominate Toros . Toros is the catalyst for the film ’s independent dramatic play , as he is the one who place Igor and Garnick to cut through down Ani and Vanya , then becomes the driving force in find Vanya after he runs .
Aleksei Serebryakov as Nikolai Zakharov : Serebryakov was bear in Moscow on July 3 , 1964.Anorais his first motion picture with Baker , but the actor has one of the most rich filmographies of anyone inAnora . His breakout role was in the Russian filmLeviathanin 2014 , and he has also been in celluloid such asNobodyandVan Goghs . InAnora , Serebryakov act Nikolai Zakharov , Vanya ’s father , an oligarch who is reluctantly drag into this family drama when Vanya catch wed .
Darya Ekamasova as Galina Zakharov : LikeSerebryakov , Ekamasova is also a Moscow - born actor . She antecedently acted alongside Serebryakov in the 2024 TV seriesYUG . InAnora , she play Nikolai ’s married woman , Galina , who is Vanya ’s mother and the one who demand that the wedlock to Ani be void . She is a rough and domineering woman who is not shy about throwing around her powerful status .
Lindsey Normington as Diamond : Lindsey Normington play Diamond , Ani ’s antagonistic co - worker at the strip club who says that she gives Ani ’s relationship with Vanya two weeks before they split . Ani and Diamond essentially hate each other , getting into a strong-arm altercation towards the end of the film .
Ivy Wolk as Crystal : lie with for her provocative societal medium content on X and TikTok , Ivy Wolk has a modest use as Crystal , one of Vanya ’s friends who wreak at the Coney Island candy shop with Tom . She is seen party with Vanya , Ani , and the rest of his friend , and towards the end , when Ani is trying to find him .
Anton Bitter as Tom : Like Crystal , Tom work at the Coney Island confect shop and is seen partying with Vanya , Ani , and multiple other supporter , including on their trip to Las Vegas .
Luna Sofía Miranda as Lulu : Another minor role inAnora , Luna Sofía Miranda bring Lulu , Ani ’s friend and co - worker at the strip golf club . She attends a New Year ’s political party with Ani at Vanya ’s house .
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