Mikey Madison, who has recently starred in the 2024 movie Anora, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She appeared for an interview for PEOPLE’s 2025 Oscar Portfolio as well as Good Morning America and talked about her role in the movie as well as her future prospects. The actress mentioned how she experienced a shift in the trajectory of her career after her role in Anora. She also spilled tea about getting some pretty exciting offers after the movie. This article brings you a brief explanation of what’s currently going on in Mikey Madison’s mind after earning an Oscar nomination.
Mikey Madison Talking About Her Biggest Dream
Mikey Madison, who is nominated for an Oscar under the Best Actress category, mentioned in the interview she is excited about many upcoming things. She also said that she currently has her fingers crossed. Madison mentioned that her biggest dream is building a successful career in the film industry. She expressed her hopes of continuing to do so this year as well. Madison is nominated for an Oscar alongside Demi Moore (The Substance), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here).
Mikey Madison On How Anora Changed The Trajectory Of Her Career
Mikey Madison believes Anora, made under the direction of Sean Baker, really changed the trajectory of her career. She mentioned that it definitely changed the way she wants to make movies in the future. It changed the way she wants to feel when she’s working on something. Madison also mentioned that she’s currently just chasing the specific feeling of joy. She mentioned how she thinks they have already won and it’s just the celebration of the movie hereon when talking about the movie on Good Morning America.
Anora is considered Mikey Madison’s best picture and performance till now. It is about a stripper and a sex worker from NYC who elope with the irresponsible son of a powerful as well as wealthy Russian oligarch. Madison is also known for her roles in movies like Better Things and Scream.
Mikey Madison Talking About Her Future Prospects
When asked what’s on your wish list of movies to make in the near future, Mikey mentioned she wants to do something like a Western. She also mentioned how she’s looking forward to her future projects but also wants to live in the moment.
She explained how she keeps getting advice about trying to stay in the present and not take herself too seriously. It often makes her wonder if she’s being too serious. She constantly has to remind herself to stay in the present which she considers a hard thing to do.
She also explained that she thinks she’s sort of living a little bit too into the future or too far back in time. Hence, she is really trying to keep certain memories that she can keep forever. She said she thinks she should start journaling and wants to remember all of this.
