The Oscar-winning independent film “Anora” is bringing new visitors out to the local Brooklyn establishments that served as the backdrop for the flick — which created movie magic with moves such as replacing a boardwalk candy store’s display with breakaway “sugar glass” and using handheld cameras to capture the daily life of locals at restaurants and the beach.

Anora” won best picture at the 97th Academy Awards, closing out a fairy-tale Oscars night for Sean Baker’s raw and irreverent tale of a Brooklyn sex worker. “The Brutalist,” “Wicked,” and “Emilia Pérez” also picked up wins.

Baker's 'Anora', set in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, is about a young sex worker who weds the son of a Russian oligarch. The film earned five awards at the Oscars — four right ...

It began as a little-known film, but after taking home the Oscar for Best Picture and four other Academy Awards, "Anora" has catapulted into the spotlight in Hollywood.

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

Luna Sofia Miranda tells PEOPLE about her journey from getting scouted for 'Anora' at the Brooklyn strip club she works at to getting ready for Hollywood's biggest night

The 97th Academy Awards are airing live on ABC and streaming on Hulu. "Anora" has four awards. "The Brutalist" has three. "Emilia Pérez," "Anora," "Wicked," and "Dune:Part Two" all have two wins, with one left to go.

"Anora" could win best picture at the Oscars. But for the movie's stars Yura Borisov and Mark Eydelshteyn, "the best award was just being together."

Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody took home the top acting honors at the 97th Academy Awards, marking career-defining moments for both stars.

Sean Baker’s film about a Brooklyn sex worker who meets and falls for the spoiled son of a Russian oligarch took home five Oscars, including best picture and best actress for star Mikey Madison.