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.

I finally got around to watching Anora, and star Mikey Madison isn’t just great — she’s obviously Oscar-worthy. If the Academy knows what’s good, they’ll have her name on that Best Actress ballot.

Mikey Madison’s portrayal of Ani in the Oscar-nominated film “Anora” is being called a “tour de force.” On Sunday, she took home the BAFTA for Best Actress for her portrayal of Ani, a sex worker who believes she found her fairytale after a high-rolling Russian oligarch sweeps her off her feet.