Oscar favourite Anora wins best film at the Independent Spirit Awards

Mikey Madison arrives at the Film Independent Spirit Awards (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sean Baker’s Anora won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars.

The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch’s son has emerged in recent weeks as an awards season front-runner.