LOS ANGELES — Last fall, Sean Baker was sitting in a Manhattan restaurant, talking about a poll. The survey, about sex in movies and television, showed that Gen Z moviegoers were mostly turned o ...

Baker conceived of the film as being rooted in a home invasion scene. Madison gets her screams in — and some punches — when ...

A rags to riches tale for 2025, the film begins with Mikey Madison’s Anora, or Ani as she prefers to be called, working as a stripper at a Midtown Manhattan ... When Baker frames her face ...

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

Baker has a history of making ultra-low-budget, independent films, but has always seemingly come up short. Not this time. ...

"Anora" director Sean Baker made history at the 2025 Oscars Sunday night. Baker broke the record for most competitive wins ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sean Baker accepts the award for best original screenplay for ...

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

If you didn't know Sean Baker's name before Sunday night, you definitely do now. The director made history at the 97th ...

While accepting his award for Best Director at the Oscars, Sean Baker continued his crusade for movie theaters. “This is my battle cry,” the director announced at the Dolby Theater.