The 'Anora' director follows pro-Israel accounts on Instagram. In today's social media discourse, that's enough to cancel him.

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

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"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.

Coppola took home three prizes in 1974 for The Godfather: Part II but failed to capitalize on his two additional nominations for The Conversation. Composer Alan Menken also won three Oscars for Beauty and the Beast in 1993 but came up short on the other two.

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

Sean Baker, Luca Guadagnino, and Denis Villeneuve on their favorite opening movie scenes and the hardest shots of their careers.

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

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,

Like fellow multi-hyphenates Coen brothers and Chloé Zhao, Baker hails from the total-filmmaker tradition, which extends to the editing room and beyond. He's also just a really good editor.