Anora, a drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, took home the best picture prize at the Academy Awards on Sunday. The film, from independent distributor Neon, had six nominations going into the event,

"Anora" also won best director for Sean Baker, best actress for Mikey Madison and trophies for original screenplay and editing.

Certain professions are always reduced to pastiches by Hollywood. I find it almost impossible, for example, to watch journalists on screen. Decades on, we’re still taking surreptitious swigs from liquor bottles stashed in the top drawers of our desks and heroically investigating news stories our editors have forbidden us to pursue.