Anora went below the radar in Ireland but it flew high at an unpredictable Oscars 

The success of the low-budget Anora, and a stylish Cillian Murphy on presentation duties, featured among the highlights of this year's Academy Awards, writes Esther McCarthy

Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldana, and Kieran Culkin at the Oscars on Sunday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

It was the low-budget movie that won huge on the biggest night in cinema. Costing an estimated $6m to make - a tiny amount by Hollywood standards - Anora staged a late charge to win five Oscars including Best Picture. It did so following one of the most chaotic and unpredictable awards seasons in recent memory.

Released in Irish cinemas last November (it’s now available to stream on various rental platforms including Apple TV and Sky Store), Anora is a dark comedy about a young stripper who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch.