Anora Star Mikey Madison explains why she rejected the use of intimacy coordinators for her explicit nude and sex scenes in the critically acclaimed comedy.

Madison plays the title character in Anoraa Brooklyn sex worker who finds herself in a complicated situation when she meets and quickly marries Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch. However, Ivan’s parents are not happy about the quick wedding and fly from Russia to New York City to have the marriage annulled.

Anora is written and directed by The Florida Project Filmmaker Sean Baker.

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While the use of intimacy coordinators has become common practice in Hollywood in recent years, Madison told Pamela Anderson during an interview Actors on actors Video call for diversity that she declined the offer of a gift for her intimate scenes Anora.

“For our film, it was a decision I made; The filmmakers offered me an intimacy coordinator if I wanted. “Mark Eydelshteyn, who plays Ivan, and I decided it would be best to just keep it small,” Madison told Anderson. “My character is a sex worker and I had seen Sean’s films and know his commitment to authenticity. I was ready for it. As an actress, I treated it as a career.”

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According to SAG-AFTRA, an intimacy coordinator is “an advocate, a liaison between actors and production… regarding nudity and simulated sex and other intimate and overexposed scenes.”

diversity Actors on actors Video segments generally highlight performers involved in the awards ceremony in both film and television. For the current awards season Anoras Madison has been paired with Anderson, who stars in the upcoming drama The Last Showgirl.

“Anora” is getting a lot of attention this awards season

The winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival in May, Anora has already emerged as an awards season favorite.

In addition to the film’s Best Picture nomination and a Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy nomination from the Critics Choice Association and the Golden Globes, respectively, Madison is up for Best Actress honors from both organizations.

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Madison has also previously received Best Actress honors from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Toronto Film Critics Association, Phoenix Film Critics Association, Washington Film Critics Association and Atlanta Film Critics Circle.

Anora also received the excellent “fresh” rating of 96% Rotten tomatoes Critic based on 284 reviews. The RT Critics Consensus states: “Writer-director Sean Baker’s another wonderful chronicle of America’s nerds, given a little extra oomph by Mikey Madison’s brassy performance. Anora is a state-of-the-art romantic drama.”

Anora is in theaters and debuted on PVOD on Tuesday.

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