The 'Anora' director follows pro-Israel accounts on Instagram. In today's social media discourse, that's enough to cancel him.

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.

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.

"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.

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

Coppola took home three prizes in 1974 for The Godfather: Part II but failed to capitalize on his two additional nominations for The Conversation. Composer Alan Menken also won three Oscars for Beauty and the Beast in 1993 but came up short on the other two.

Baker’s four Oscars for “Anora” are validation of his sensitive portrayals of people on the margins who always seem to come up short.

Mikey Madison won Best Actress at the Oscars, and ’Anora’ hit the Vegas jackpot, so what’s next on their plates?

Sean Baker has won best director at the Oscars for “Anora,” the story of a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch.

Anora writer and director Sean Baker advocated for independent filmmaking during his final speech at the 97th Academy Awards, when his film won the top prize. “We made this movie for $6 million shooting on location in New York City with about 40 crew members.

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,

"Anora" director, screenwriter and editor Sean Baker won four Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night, a feat only achieved by one other person: Walt Disney.While Disney won four Oscars for four separate films in 1953 — becoming the first and only person to do so until now — Baker won four Oscars for one film,