Why ‘Anora’ star Mikey Madison said no to intimacy coordinators

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

Madison stars 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 quick marriages 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 the past few years, Madison told Pamela Anderson during a Actors on Actors video call to Black that she turned down the offer to have one gift for her intimate sequences in Anora.

“For our film, it was a choice I made; the filmmakers offered me, if I wanted, an intimacy coordinator. Mark Eydelshteyn, who plays Ivan, and I decided it would be best to just keep it small,” Madison Anderson shared. “My character is a sex worker and I had seen Sean’s film and know his dedication to authenticity. I was ready for it. As an actor, I approached it as a job.”

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Per SAG-AFTRAis an intimacy coordinator “an advocate, a liaison between actors and production … regarding nudity and simulated sex and other intimate and hyperexposed scenes.”

Variations Actors on Actors video segments generally highlight artists who participate in the awards conversation in both film and television. For the current pricing season, at Anora Madison was paired with Anderson, who stars in the upcoming drama The Last Showgirl.

‘Anora’ is attracting a lot of attention this award season

The winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival in May, Anora has already proven to be a favorite in the awards season.

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

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Madison has also already won Best Actress awards 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 achieved an amazing 96% “fresh” rating from Rotten tomatoes critics based on 284 reviews. RT Critics Consensus reads: “Another wonderful chronicle of America’s struggles by writer-director Sean Baker given a little extra pizzazz by Mikey Madison’s brassy performance, Anora is a romantic drama on the bleeding edge.”

Anora is playing in theaters and debuted on PVOD Tuesday.

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