'Anora' wins Cannes Film Festival's top honor

Sean Baker, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'Anora,' poses for photographers after the awards at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 25, 2024. Payal Kapadia in black, wins the grand prize for 'All We Imagine as Light,' with Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Kani Kusruti at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, France, May 25, 2024. Mohammad Rasoulof accepts the special prize award for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, France, May 25, 2024. Demi Moore poses for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 25, 2024. Karla Sofia Gascon, left, holds the award for best actress for 'Emilia Perez,' alongside Koji Yakusho, during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, France, May 25, 2024.

Sean Baker's "Anora," a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival's top award, the Palme d'Or.