Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph
The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine
• Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress
• How Anora swept the Oscars
It was an unfamiliar sight for Russians watching state TV on Monday morning. For the first time since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, the Oscars made the news.
The state anchor devoted the tightly controlled news bulletin to Anora, the night’s runaway success, spotlighting its cast of Russian actors – chief among them best supporting actor nominee Yura Borisov, who earned global praise for his performance as a brutish yet unexpectedly sensitive Russian bodyguard.
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