Sean Baker, the now-four time Oscar-winning filmmaker behind best picture champion “Anora,” didn’t let the moment go to waste when he accepted the trophy for directing, his third of the night.

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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Anora” creator Sean Baker won best director, best picture and two other Academy Awards at the Oscars on Sunday, bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants.

Filmmaker Sean Baker won the Academy Award for best director for "Anora," a film about an exotic dancer and sex worker who has the chance of a Cinderella story when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch.

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

LOS ANGELES -- Sean Baker has won the award for Best Director at the 97th Academy Awards. This was Baker's first Oscar nomination. "Anora" received six nominations for the 2025 Oscars. Baker solely edited "Anora" aside from directing, producing and writing the film.

LOS ANGELES — Sean Baker won the original screenpla y Oscar for “Anora,” a comedy-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, on Sunday at the 97th Academy Awards.

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Sean Baker gana el Premio de la Academia a mejor dirección por “Anora.”

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 Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘Anora’ in Academy Awards Sweep LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Anora” creator Sean Baker won best director, best picture and two other Academy Awards at the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sean Baker accepts the award for best original screenplay for “Anora” during the Oscars on Sunday, March ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Filmmaker Sean Baker won the Academy Award for best director for "Anora," a film about an exotic dancer and sex worker who has the chance of a Cinderella story when she ...