Director Sean Baker’s Anora — which won five Oscars, including best picture — centers on Ani (Madison), a young sex worker who impulsively marries the son of a powerful Russian businessman. During her acceptance speech, Madison said she appreciated the chance to honor the sex worker community.

Madison, who played a feisty and tenacious sex worker, called the win “a dream come true.” She beat Demi Moore, widely considered a favorite, for the award.