Brighton Beach is the latest star of the silver screen.

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 ...

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 ...

Other times, there's an “Anora.” Sean Baker’s indie romantic ... They get back to his Brighton Beach mansion, Vanya’s parents are coming to America because they aren’t pleased, and ...

Director Sean Baker tied Walt Disney for most Oscar wins in a single night for his indie film “Anora,” which stars Academy ...

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 ...

Capping off a best picture race filled with twists and turns, “Anora” took home the award ... the marriage between a stripper from Brighton Beach and the immature son of a Russian oligarch.