Oscars begin, Anora’s hair and make-up team speak to Wallpaper’s beauty editor about transforming best leading actress nominee Mikey Madison

The film’s final scene is purposefully open-ended. What audiences make of it, she says, is “a reflection of who you are.”

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, there was Mikey Madison. The 25-year-old actress has been garnering recognition during the 2025 award show season thanks to her critically acclaimed role in the 2024 film “Anora.

Mikey Madison is having her breakout year. The actor earned her first Oscar nomination playing the titular character in Sean Baker's movie "Anora," also up for best picture. In the lead-up to the Oscars on March 2, she won the BAFTA for lead actress. Madison thanked director Baker, her co-stars and her mom in her speech.

Anora star Mikey Madison has been nominated for the best actress Academy Award for her role in the movie - but she has opened up about the name she goes by

Directed by Sean Baker, the romantic dramedy is up for six Oscar nominations at the 97th Academy Awards. Find out how you catch watch this Oscar frontrunner when it releases later this month on OTT.

Among the nominees include Anora 's Mikey Madison, who spoke about why doing research in actual strip clubs was so important to her process. When I finally saw Anora, I knew that Madison deserve an Academy Award nomination.

In Anora, Mikey Madison plays and dresses the part of a Brooklyn sex worker, from her coordinated sheer lace set to her hair tinsel. Between all the butterflies, drama, action, laughs, and tears the film evokes,

Mikey Madison has been making headlines ever since her newest film, Anora, earned her several awards show nominations. I was surprised to see that the 25-year-old actress has also appeared in multiple familiar titles,

Ready to dive into the career of Mikey Madison? Who better to take you through her most memorable roles than the BAFTA Award-winning actress? Mikey talks everything from her role as Amber Freeman in the 2022 Scream remake,