Anora has won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, with writer-director Sean Baker taking home the statuette. The win is Baker’s first at the Academy Awards, where he’s personally scored ...

Discussions about Sean Baker's internet activity can be traced back to 2021 when internet users learned that the director had "liked" tweets made in defense of Kyle Rittenhouse that were posted by ...

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An exhilarating Cinderella story that sees its heroine fall from a great height just reached the pinnacle of Hollywood recognition. “Anora" has won the 2025 Oscar for best picture, one of five ...

BAKER, Fla. -- The Baker community in Okaloosa County continues to grieve the loss of 18-year-old Kadance Frederickson. Last month she was killed in a car crash. For the first time on Monday her ...

New Jersey indie film auteur Sean Baker is now an Oscar-winning director. Baker has centered most of his films around sex workers. Ani’s life takes quite a turn when she meets Ivan “Vanya ...

If you didn't know who New Jersey-born Sean Baker was before Sunday night's biggest show of the year, you do now. Much like 'Anora,' a modern-day fairytale, it has been a spell-bounding journey to ...

The film follows a Brooklyn sex worker whose life changes after meeting the son of a Russian oligarch. It’s a big win for writer-director Sean Baker, who hails from New Jersey. The Oscar is the ...

Sean Baker made Oscars history on Sunday by becoming the first person to win four Oscars in one night for the same movie. With “Anora,” a bittersweet dramedy about a Brooklyn stripper who ...

Four Oscars for the same film is a new and improbable record. By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, Awards Alfonso Cuarón and Chloé Zhao got halfway to doing it. Walt Disney needed a whole bunch of ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Speaking backstage after his movie “Anora” was named Best Picture at the Oscars, director Sean Baker ...