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Golden Globes 2025: Will Mikey Madison Win Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Anora?

Golden Globes 2025: Will Mikey Madison Win Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Anora?

Mikey Madison has emerged as a major contender for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the upcoming 2025 Golden Globe Awards for her performance in Anora. The 25-year-old actress stars as the titular character in director Sean Baker’s critically acclaimed romantic comedy, which won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.

Anora is an adult Cinderella story about a Brooklyn sex worker who meets and marries the son of a Russian Oligarch. She thinks she’s landed in her very own fairytale, only when the news of the marriage reaches the parents, they aren’t happy. Various people are enlisted to split the couple up, and Anora is shown as a girl with a backbone nobody expected, as well as an aching vulnerability.

Anora’s Golden Globe Nominations

Anora has earned several Golden Globe nominations, putting it among the most nominated films this awards season. Along with Madison’s nod for Best Actress, Anora is up for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Baker received nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the film, while co-star Yura Borisov is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Madison’s Breakout Performance

While Madison has previously appeared in films like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Scream, in the role of Ghostface, Anora marks her first leading role and has generated significant Oscar buzz for the young actress. She delivers a charismatic and emotionally complex performance as Anora, the sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.

Critics have heaped praise on Madison for carrying the film with her strong lead performance. Her ability to balance Anora’s razor-sharp wit and vulnerability has earned comparisons to Julia Roberts’ star-making role in Pretty Woman. Director Baker has credited Madison for stealing “the last 15 minutes” of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and says her range in Scream convinced him she could bring Anora to life.

Will Mikey Madison win an award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Anora at the Golden Globes 2025? 22bet21.com gives odds of 2.375/1 or 60% that she might!

Awards Season Competition

If Madison wins Best Actress at the Golden Globes, she will beat out tough competition from veteran actresses like Demi Moore in The Substance, Zendaya in Challengers, and Amy Adams in Nightbitch. She could face an even tougher race at the Oscars, where early projections show her up against Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Viola Davis (The Woman King), and Danielle Deadwyler (Till).

However, at just 25 years old, Madison has significant momentum from Anora’s critical success. A Golden Globe win would establish her as a major force going into the Oscars. After her breakout year, all eyes are on the rising star to see if she can clinch her first major acting award for Anora. Regardless of whether she wins, Madison has cemented herself as an exciting young talent to watch.