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.

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

"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.

Sean Baker is the toast of Hollywood after his movie “Anora” won five Oscars Sunday, including best picture. Baker even set a new record, winning four of those Oscars himself — the most any person has received for the same movie at one Academy Awards ceremony.

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

He's also just a really good editor. How did Baker do what other legendary directors, whose films have won twice as many Oscars, could not? How unique is it that he wears so many hats? And is ...

"To get into the same room as a movie such as ‘Wicked,' a wonderful movie, but a totally different film from ours, it means we're doing something right," Baker said backstage to

The filmmaker went into the 2025 Oscars as a first-time nominee for Anora, and came away as the first person to win four statuettes for the same film. He personally won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing,

"Anora," Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña were the big winners at the 97th Academy Awards Sunday night.

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,

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