Baker’s wild night started at the Beverly Hilton, where he won the Directors Guild’s top prize, the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film. He then raced to the ...

Upstairs at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Sean Baker is talking shop with veteran projectionist Ivan Rothberg as he’s threading the fifth reel of “Anora,” Baker’s Oscar-nominated crowd ...

Upstairs at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Sean Baker is talking shop with veteran projectionist Ivan Rothberg as he's threading the fifth reel of "Anora," Baker's Oscar-nominated crowd-pleaser ...

When Sean Baker and Mikey Madison arrive at the Deadline shoot for this article, it’s a beautiful, clear blue-sky day in Los Angeles. Just for a moment, it’s almost as though the fires and ...

Sean Baker with DP Drew Daniels on the set of "Anora" (Neon) “It’s been a wild ride,” Sean Baker said with a grin. It, in this case, is “Anora,” Baker’s uproarious and affecting ...

By Nicole Fell Sean Baker’s work on his Oscar-nominated film Anora stands out for many reasons. With the 2025 Oscar nominations, the filmmaker joined a small cohort of auteurs nominated in four ...

Like other initial limited-release films, it’s not part of our survey. Baker’s film opened in six theaters October 18, saw its widest release November 17, and went to PVOD 30 days later ...

“It’s been a wild ride,” Sean Baker said with a grin. It, in this case, is “Anora,” Baker’s uproarious and affecting dramedy about a Brooklyn sex worker, Ani (Mikey Madison), who ...

On Thursday, Anora‘s Sean Baker added his name to it. The filmmaker pulled off that rare hat trick-plus-one — he landed noms for director, picture, original screenplay and editing.