Mikey Madison's first Oscar win was a family affair in every sense. After being named best actress for Anora at the 97th Academy Awards, she used her acceptance speech to thank the people closest to her, including the twin brother who sat beside her at the Dolby Theatre.

Madison grew up in California with four siblings, and she often says she cannot imagine her career without the family support system behind her. While she is the only member of her family who became a professional actor, her siblings and parents have shaped her in deeply personal ways.

Key facts about Mikey Madison's siblings

• Mikey Madison has four siblings: two older sisters, a younger brother, and her twin brother, Miles.
• Miles was in the audience when she won the 2025 Oscar for Anora and received a shout-out in her acceptance speech.
• Miles was “speechless” after first watching Anora, telling Mikey he saw only the character, not her.
• Mikey's entire family loved Anora and watched it more times than she did.
• None of her siblings are actors; Mikey has said her sister's marriage to a writer first sparked her interest in acting.
• One of her brothers placed a wager on her Oscar nomination and was thrilled when she made the shortlist.

A family of five children

Mikey Madison is one of five children. She has two older sisters and two brothers, one of whom is her twin, Miles. Because her parents are both psychologists, the household was likely full of thoughtful conversation about emotions and behavior, but none of the Madison children followed their parents into therapy. Instead, Mikey carved out a path in film and television.

Long before she was an Oscar nominee, Madison was a homeschooled horse lover from Santa Clarita. She spent much of her early childhood in that Southern California community before her family moved to Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Horses were her first passion, and she has said she began homeschooling herself in seventh grade so she could spend long days at the barn with her pony.

Eventually, Madison found the horseback riding world isolating. She wanted to explore new sides of herself, so she shifted her energy to acting classes. That change led to auditions, small roles, and finally her breakthrough performance in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Through every step, her siblings were never far from her mind.

Madison has explained that she is the only actor among her siblings. Her younger brother was drawn to parkour, while one of her sisters married a writer. That connection to a working writer helped spark Madison's early interest in acting as a form of storytelling and creative expression.

Her twin brother Miles was by her side at the Oscars

When Madison won the Academy Award for Best Actress, her twin brother, Miles, was sitting right next to her. His presence made the moment feel especially meaningful. In her acceptance speech, Madison thanked her mother, her father, her sister, and her younger brother, then gave Miles a special tribute.

“Thank you to my incredible family,” she said. “And my twin brother, Miles: thank you for being my best friend, not that you have a choice.” The line drew laughter from the audience and showed how comfortable the two are with each other.

Miles later told reporters that he and Madison were born at the same time. They were delivered by cesarean section and, according to Miles, were “plucked out” at the same moment so neither could claim to be the older twin. Still, his birth certificate lists him as one minute older, a fact Madison has mentioned with a mix of exasperation and affection.

Theirs was not always a perfectly smooth relationship. Madison has said that when they were younger, Miles used to pretend they were not siblings. At the end of the school day, classmates would see him getting into her car and ask why. He would answer, “Oh, that's my sister,” as though the connection were a surprise. Madison has noted that he later apologized for those childhood antics.

She understood why he did it. In her own words, she was “the weird horse girl” for a long time. But as they grew older, she grew into herself, and their friendship deepened. Miles has since become one of her most devoted supporters, appearing at awards shows and celebrating her wins in public.

Miles was speechless after watching Anora

Madison has been honest about how nervous she was before her family saw Anora. The film tells the story of Ani, a Brooklyn sex worker who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. It contains adult material and a confrontational tone that might have made some families uncomfortable, but Madison's family embraced it.

“My family is very supportive of me,” Madison said during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Her entire family loved Anora, she explained, and they actually watched it more times than she did. That detail became a favorite part of her press tour because it showed how enthusiastic her relatives were about the project.

Her twin brother was particular about what he told her. Madison said she asked Miles directly whether he liked the movie and whether she was a good actor. His first response was speechlessness.

“He was like, 'Mikey, I didn't see you at all; I just saw the character,'” Madison recalled. Coming from someone who had known her her whole life, that felt like the highest compliment. It reassured her that her performance had truly transformed her on-screen.

Madison also brought Miles to Saturday Night Live when she hosted in March 2025. During her monologue, she pointed him out in the audience and joked that guests could try to spot her twin. She said anyone who chose the man who looked like “Ron Weasley on testosterone” would win the guessing game. The playful moment reinforced just how close the twins have become.

A brother who believed in her Oscar chances

While Madison's parents and sisters were emotionally invested in her awards season run, one of her brothers took a more financial approach. Madison revealed that her brother bet money on her receiving an Oscar nomination. When the nomination was announced, he was both relieved and excited because the bet paid off.

Madison heard the news of her nomination while she was in New York. Although she was away from home, she stayed connected to her parents and brother through FaceTime. The family celebrated together even though they were not in the same room.

Her brother's confidence was not surprising. Madison's family had watched her grow from a homeschooled horseback rider into a working actor, and they had seen her push herself through challenging roles. They knew she was capable of delivering an award-worthy performance, even before the rest of the industry caught up.

How her family shaped her approach to Anora

Madison's parents are psychologists, and their work has influenced how she builds characters. Because she grew up listening to ideas about human motivation, emotional patterns, and relationships, Madison learned to view people with curiosity and empathy. That toolkit became useful when she needed to inhabit an impulsive, complicated, and vulnerable character like Ani.

The role required Madison to shift rapidly between comedy, romance, chaos, and heartbreak. She had to make audiences see the intelligence and survival instincts behind Ani's decisions. Madison has credited her ability to understand human behavior partly to the environment her parents created at home.

Her siblings also helped ground her during a period when everything was changing quickly. Award campaigns are chaotic by nature, and Madison found comfort in sharing the experience with people who cared about her as a person first. It was important to her that her family liked her work, but it was even more important that her twin brother could watch the film and still see her underneath the performance.

Madison's journey from the barns of Santa Clarita to the Dolby Theatre stage has been quietly remarkable. She remains the only actor in her family, but she carries her brothers and sisters with her in the way she talks about success, support, and staying true to herself.

Source:Yahoo Entertainment News