The director of the best picture winner, “Anora,” urged viewers to keep seeing films in theaters. Our critic hopes the industry listens, and that Baker keeps his independence.

Sean Baker has made Oscars history with "Anora" as the first person to win four Oscars in the same night for the same movie.

"Anora" director Sean Baker made history at the 2025 Oscars Sunday night. Baker broke the record for most competitive wins for the same film by a nominee in one show at the 97th Academy Awards, taking home four trophies.

New Jersey's Sean Baker made Oscar history for 'Anora' Sunday. Here's how the film cleaned up and more about Baker's film and Academy Awards history.

By clinching best picture for his comedy-drama “Anora” at the 97th Academy Awards, writer-director Sean Baker on Sunday became the first person to win four Oscars for the same film. He also won trophies earlier in the night for best director,

Sean Baker won Academy Awards on Sunday night for writing, editing and directing his film Anora, a Cinderella story set in Brooklyn's Russian emigre communities of Brighton Beach and Coney Island. By the end of the night, the film's star Mikey Madison had collected a best lead actress award and Anora took home best picture.

A true champion of independent cinema, Sean Baker's slice-of-life features explore underrepresented communities with authenticity and care.

Sean Baker has made Oscars history after winning four Academy Awards in a single night for the same movie. Baker won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing for his film “Anora.” The only other person to have accomplished ...

Backstage at the Academy Awards, the filmmaker praised the Academy for celebrating independent film even as they compete with movies with budgets "literally almost 100 times" of their film.

The little indie film that could went on to flex its muscles and show its power at the 97th Academy Awards! "Anora," the Sean Baker-helmed film about a sex worker, walked away with five Oscars. The film,

With wins for best picture, directing, writing and editing on 'Anora,' Baker has just set a new bar for Oscars success.

Baker bested Disney in one aspect on Sunday: he earned four Oscars on one night for the same movie. Sean Baker received his first Oscar award on Sunday night for best original screenplay ...