Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for Anora
Director who made his name with microbudget indie films wins with his self-penned drama about a lapdancer who falls for one of her clients
Oscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updatesSee complete list of winners and photos from the red carpet
Sean Baker has won the best director Oscar for Anora at the Academy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles, California.
A romance/thriller about a lapdancer who impulsively marries a Russian playboy, Anora stars Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn. It is Baker’s eighth feature, having made his debut with the microbudget indie Four Letter Words in 2000, and his fourth film since making a breakthrough in 2015 with Tangerine, a drama about trans sex workers shot on iPhones.
Anora wins best original and Conclave wins best adapted screenplay
Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting prizes
No Other Land wins best documentary andFlow wins best animated feature
Continue reading.
Oscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updatesSee complete list of winners and photos from the red carpet
Sean Baker has won the best director Oscar for Anora at the Academy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles, California.
A romance/thriller about a lapdancer who impulsively marries a Russian playboy, Anora stars Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn. It is Baker’s eighth feature, having made his debut with the microbudget indie Four Letter Words in 2000, and his fourth film since making a breakthrough in 2015 with Tangerine, a drama about trans sex workers shot on iPhones.
Anora wins best original and Conclave wins best adapted screenplay
Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win supporting prizes
No Other Land wins best documentary andFlow wins best animated feature
Continue reading.
- 3/3/2025
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
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