Oscar nominee Mikey Madison was also given the best female actor crown for her role as a sex worker in Sean Baker’s screwball comedy.

The newly-minted best actress Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner sat down with The Hollywood Reporter in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University.

For “Anora” — which follows a whirlwind romance between a sex worker and the son of an oligarch — director Sean Baker wanted Madison’s character to “stand out but didn’t want her to be overtaken by ...