Yura Borisov Felt the Fire Inside ‘Anora’

Yura Borisov may not have been physically present when Anora swept the DGAs, PGAs, and Critics Choice awards, but emotionally he was there. “My heart is with them,” he says. Back at home in his native Moscow, Borisov hadn’t had a chance to speak with star Mikey Madison or writer-director Sean Baker about Anora’s game-changing weekend, launching Neon’s movie from underdog to top dog in this year’s ultracompetitive best-picture Oscar race. “We’re just texting, but we will talk…