The category, which honoredPeter CattaneoforThe Full Monty,Atom EgoyanforThe Sweet Hereafter,Curtis HansonforL.A.
Hanson, a reliable genre journeyman, was finally rewarded for his impeccable craft.
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Anora follows a young sex worker from Brooklyn who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch, igniting a potential fairy tale. Upon learning of the union, his influential parents travel to New York to annul the marriage, jeopardizing her unexpected chance at a new beginning.