Madison became one of the youngest Best Actress winners in Oscars history.

“Wow, this is very surreal.

Forgive me, I’m nervous.

Mikey Madison accepts the Best Actress In A Leading Role award for “Anora” onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

‘Anora’ star Mikey Madison wins Best Actress at Oscars 2025.Credit:Kevin Winter/Getty

I’m going to read off of a paper.

Thank you so much to the Academy.

I grew up in Los Angeles, but Hollywood always felt so far away from me.

ANORA, from left: Mark Eidelshtein, Mikey Madison, 2024

Mark Eydelshteyn, Mikey Madison in ‘Anora’.Neon /Courtesy Everett Collection

“I want to recognize and honor the sex worker community.

I will continue to support and be an ally.

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“I wasn’t really thinking about confidence.

So it had nothing to do about how I felt,” Madison said.

So I wanted to be very, very prepared in all aspects, physically and mentally.”

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