Brooklyn Daily Eagle11d
‘Anora,’ with Brighton Beach as its setting, wins Best Picture at 97th Academy Awards
AND BRIGHTON BEACH IN PARTICULAR, were in the spotlight at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards as the setting for Best Picture winner “Anora.” The film amassed five Oscar statuettes, for Best ...
‘Anora’ Oscars sweep puts ‘iconic’ Brooklyn neighborhoods Coney Island, Brighton Beach in the spotlight: ‘Recognition it deserves’
Brighton Beach is the latest star of the silver screen.
The Brooklyn Paper11d
Brooklyn takes the spotlight as Brighton Beach-based film ‘Anora’ sweeps the Academy Awards
Brooklyn took center stage at the 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday night as “Anora,” which was based and filmed in southern Brooklyn, won five Oscars — including Best Picture. The dramedy tells the story ...
The Forward11d
Mikey Madison is Jewish — is ‘Anora’?
Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach has enjoyed a long history in the ... as seen in films like James Gray’s Little Odessa and Two Lovers. Anora, 2025’s big Oscar winner, gives us many of the ...
Sean Baker wins Oscars for writing, editing and directing 'Anora'
Sean Baker won Academy Awards on Sunday night for writing, editing and directing his film Anora, a Cinderella story set in Brooklyn's Russian emigre communities of Brighton Beach and Coney Island. By ...