The director of the best picture winner, “Anora,” urged viewers to keep seeing films in theaters. Our critic hopes the ...

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

Sean Baker, the director of “Anora,” has been named Best Director at the 2025 Oscars. “Anora” was nominated for six awards, ...

New Jersey indie film auteur Sean Baker is now an Oscar-winning director. Baker has centered most of his films around sex ...