# Mikey Madison Finds Restraint in 'The Social Reckoning'

> After winning Best Actress for 'Anora', Mikey Madison sought restraint in Aaron Sorkin's 'The Social Reckoning'.
- Title: Mikey Madison Finds Restraint in 'The Social Reckoning'
- Summary: After winning Best Actress for 'Anora', Mikey Madison sought restraint in Aaron Sorkin's 'The Social Reckoning'. Mikey Madison, who won Best Actress for…
- Keywords: mikey madison, the social reckoning, aaron sorkin, frances haugen, facebook, meta, whistleblower, anora, entertainment, culture, Mikey, Madison
- Source: IndieWire — https://indiewire.com/features/interviews/mikey-madison-the-social-reckoning-after-anora-1235220304
- Author: Kate Erbland
- Published: 2026-10-06T17:07:37+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mikey madison, the social reckoning, aaron sorkin, frances haugen, facebook, meta, whistleblower, anora, entertainment, culture
## Best Actress Win
Mikey Madison won Best Actress for 'Anora' after her role in the film.
## Sought Restraint
After playing bombastic and emotionally volatile roles, Madison craved restraint for her next project.
## The Social Reckoning
Sorkin's film centers on a former facebook engineer whistleblower named frances haugen.
## Frances Haugen
Haugen facilitated the 2021 leak of meta internal documents about the platform's algorithm.
## Real Person
Haugen is a real person, a former facebook engineer turned whistleblower.
## Whistleblower Role
Madison plays haugen alongside wsj reporter jeff horwitz, played by jeremy allen white.
## Key takeaway

Mikey Madison, who won Best Actress for 'Anora', plays Frances Haugen, a former Facebook engineer whistleblower in Sorkin's 'The Social Reckoning'.